Recipe for Potato Puffs
Ingredients
- To make outer layer/pastry shell-
- Refined flour-2 cups
- Cooking oil-7 tbsp
- Lemon juice-8 drops
- Salt-1 tsp
- Stuffing-
- Boiled and mashed potatoes-4 (medium)
- Mint leaves,chopped-1/2 cup
- Green chilies,minced-1 tsp
- Ginger,chopped- 1tsp
- Dried Pomegrante seed powder-3 tsp
- Red chili powder-1.5 tsp
- Mango powder-1.5 tsp
- Coriander powder- 1 tsp
- Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp
- Crushed coriander seeds-1 tsp
- Asafoetida-1/4 tsp
- Salt- 1 tsp
- Cooking oil-1 tsp(to add in the stuffing)
- Cooking oil -to deep fry
Cooking Directions
Outer covering/pastry shell-take a big bowl and add all the ingredients listed for making outer layer.
Mix well and make a soft dough with cold water,cover and rest for 10 minutes.
Knead well and make equal size balls from the dough.
Stuffing- In a bowl add all the ingredients for stuffing and mix properly.
Make equal size balls from the mixture,slightly bigger then the dough balls.
Now dust the dough balls with refined flour and roll to make a medium thick poori.
Place the potato ball in the centre and pull and close the poori from all sides,pinch off extra dough and make a round ball.
Heat oil in a deep pan, add the kachoris on medium heat .
Now lower the flame after a minute and fry the kachoris on low heat from both sides till golden in colour.
Drain on a paper napkin to absorb the extra fat,
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