Kachori
Sign in to saveKachori, kachodi, katchuri, kachuri or kachauri () is a deep-fried, spicy, stuffed pastry or bread originating from the Marwar region of Rajasthan, India. It is made of maida filled with a baked mixture of moong dal or onions (usually, depending on the variation), besan, coriander, red chili powder, salt, and other Indian spices and deep-fried in vegetable oil until crispy golden brown. It is served potato curry and sometimes with hot with sweet and spicy tamarind chutney or occasionally with mint and green chilli chutney.
Key facts
- Food.name
- Kachori
- Food.image
- Rajasthani Raj Kachori.jpg
- Food.image_size
- 250px
- Food.caption
- Raj kachori
- Food.alternate_name
- Kachauri, kachodi, katchuri
- Food.national_cuisine
- India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Trinidad and Tobago
- Food.course
- Snack
- Food.served
- Hot or warm
- Food.main_ingredient
- Maida (flour), gram flour, ghee
- Food.variations
- Pyaaz kachori, kota kachori, raj kachori, mawa kachori, dahi-kheerey ki kachori[https://web.archive.org/web/20090907044211/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090329/jsp/opinion/story_10738120.jsp The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata)
- Food.region
- Rajasthan
- Food.minor_ingredient
- Moong dal, onions
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Kachori, kachodi, katchuri, kachuri or kachauri () is a deep-fried, spicy, stuffed pastry or bread originating from the Marwar region of Rajasthan, India. It is made of maida filled with a baked mixture of moong dal or onions (usually, depending on the variation), besan, coriander, red chili powder, salt, and other Indian spices and deep-fried in vegetable oil until crispy golden brown. It is served potato curry and sometimes with hot with sweet and spicy tamarind chutney or occasionally with mint and green chilli chutney.
Originating in India, kachoris have become popular throughout South Asia, each region adding its own local variations.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kachori” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.