Pyaz Ki Kachori (Indian Fried onion Snack) Recipe Pyaz Ki Kachori (Indian Fried onion Snack) Recipe

Pyaz ki kachori is a delicious Indian fry bread that is especially popular in the Rajasthan region of the Indian subcontinent

What you will need for the dough:
- Refined flour - 2 cups
- Clarified butter (ghee) - 1/4 cup
- Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
What you will need for the filling:
- Finely chopped onions - 2 cups
- Nigella seeds - 1 teaspoon
- Fennel seeds - 2 teaspoons
- Bay leaves - 2
- Finely chopped green chilies - 1 1/2 teaspoons
- Gram flour - 2 teaspoons
- Coriander powder - 2 teaspoons
- Red chili powder - 2 teaspoons
- Garam masala - 1 teaspoon
- Fresh chopped coriander leaves - 3 teaspoons
- Oil - 2 tablespoons
- Oil for frying
To prepare:
- In a deep bowl, mix the flour, ghee and salt.
- Rub it lightly between your fingers to get a crumbly mix.
- Use some water to knead a soft dough.
- Divide the dough in 12 equal portions, cover with muslin cloth, and set aside.
- In a frying pan, take 2 tablespoons of oil and sauté the onions, bay leaves, nigella seeds, chopped green chilies and fennel seeds.
- Once the onions turn translucent and light brown in color, add the garam masala, coriander powder, red chili powder and sauté for a few minutes so that the spices coat the onions well.
- Add the gram flour and mix well.
- Remove from heat after a minute and let it cool completely. - Remove the bay leaves.
- Add the fresh coriander leaves and salt, and mix well.
- Divide the filling in 12 equal portions.
- With the help of a rolling pin, roll the dough out to a 2-inch diameter circle.
- Put one portion of filling in the center of the rolled out dough and fold the dough over the filling to make a ball shape.
- Roll out the filled dough to a 3-inch diameter circle. Take care that the filling does not fall out.
- Do the same for the rest of the dough and filling.
- Heat oil in a frying pan.
- Fry the bread in the hot oil at medium flame.
- This will take some time to fry as it has to cook from the inside. Fry until the bread is golden brown on both sides. Drain on an absorbent paper towel and serve hot