Sukha Mewa Kachori | Dry Fruit and Nuts Kachori

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Holi (the Indian festival of colours) is just around the corner and everyone all over the world wants to celebrate and enjoy this joyous and colourful festival with enthusiasm and gaiety. In India, the entire country wears a festive look when it is time for Holi celebration. Market places get abuzz with activity as frenzied shoppers start making preparations for the festival. Heaps of various hues of gulal and abeel can be seen on the roadside days before the festival.

Dry Fruit and Nut kachoris were a new discovery of kachories for me so, naturally, I tried duplicating them in at home for the first time. 

Crispy out side, spicy, tangy and the mildly sweet filling inside means that there is no need for any chutneys. They are perfect own their on just pop them into your mouth and feel your tastebuds dancing with joy.

Serve them as a starter, place them in an Indian Thali as farsan or serve at tea time ( you can skip the scones and try these for a change ) You will become your guest's favourite host ! Guaranteed!

You will need for the dough :-

• 2 cup plain flour ( maida )
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• Pinch of salt
• Chilled water

You will need for filling or stuffing :-

• 2 cup dry fruit an nuts like (dried figs, dates,sultanas,raisins,almonds,cashews,hazelnuts,pistachios)
• 1 cup besan ( gram flour )
• 1/4 cup self raising flour
• 1/4 cup desiccated coconut
• 2 tbsp sesame seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• Pinch of hing ( asafoetida )
• 4-5 tbsp Oil
• 1-2 tsp red chilli powder
• 2 tbsp cumin and coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp dry mango powder ( Aamchoor )
• 1 tsp chaat masala
• 2 tbsp crushed fennel and coriander seeds
• 2 tbsp sugar
• Salt to taste
• 1-2 tbsp water
• 2-3 green chillies crushed
• 1 tbsp samosa kachori masala ( optional )

• You will need OIL to deep fry the kachories

Method for filling or stuffing:-

Roughly chop all the dry fruit and nuts . Leave aside.

Heat oil in a heavy based kadai and add cumin seeds and hing, add green chillies.

Now add besan, self raising flour and all the other ingredients except dry fruit/nuts mixture and water.
Mix well and roast till you can get aroma from roasting gram flour or at least 10-12 minutes on a low heat.
Add dry fruit and nuts, once again mix well and roast mixture for another 2-3 minutes.
Sprinkle some water and mix well.
Turn of the heat and leave the mixture aside to cool. ( I made mine previous day )
In a separate bowl add all the dough ingredients, mix together and knead into a soft pliable dough with chilled water. Leave aside for few minutes covered with tea towel.
Divide the dough and filling mixture into 22-25 equal portions.
Roll out each dough portion into a small circle.
Put one of the filling portions into the center, then fold the dough over the filling to form a ball and seal the edges with a peak at the top.
You can grease your palms a little and roll the ball between them to form an even ball if that's easier. Repeat for all the kachoris.
Now heat oil in a wok or kadai and deep fry 3-4 kachoris at a time over medium heat till they are light golden brown in color.
Enjoy !