Bathua’s Crispy Kachori: Make crispy kachori like halwai in winter, once you eat it, you will not be able to forget it.

New Delhi: The sight of lukewarm winter sunshine, fragrant aroma spreading in the house and hot, fluffy Bathua kachoris served in the plate is a perfect confluence of both taste and health. Bathua not only makes the taste special in the cold season, but also strengthens the body from within due to its warming nature.

When Bathua is kneaded in wheat flour with selected spices and transformed into crispy shortbread, it becomes the most favorite desi dish of winter. This winter season, if you also want to take care of both taste and health by making Halwai style Bathua ki Kachori at home, then know its easy and tested recipe.

Ingredients required to make Bathua Kachori

• 250 grams bathua

• 2 cups wheat flour

• 2 tbsp semolina

• 2 tbsp oil or ghee (for moyan)

• 1 tbsp ginger-green chilli paste

• 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida

• 1/2 teaspoon celery

• chilli powder

• coriander powder

• salt as per taste

Prepare Bathua paste like this

First of all, clean and wash the Bathua leaves thoroughly. Now pour some water in a pan and boil Bathua leaves for about 5 minutes. Filter the water and let the bathu cool down. When it cools down, add ginger and green chillies and prepare a fine paste.

correct method of kneading dough

In a large bowl, add wheat flour, semolina, salt, celery, asafoetida and all the dry spices. Now add 2 spoons of oil or ghee and mix well with hands. Add prepared Bathua paste and knead a stiff dough by adding little water as per requirement. Cover the dough and let it rest for 15 minutes.

How to make Crispy Kachori

Make small balls of the rested dough. Apply a little oil on the palm, grease the balls and roll them a little smaller and slightly thicker than the puri. Now heat oil in the pan on medium flame. When the oil is hot, add the kachoris one by one and fry them by pressing gently with a ladle until they become golden and crisp from both the sides.

Desi style of serving

Serve hot Bathua kachoris with potato curry, boondi raita or coriander-mint chutney. This dish will win the hearts of the entire family on winter mornings or lunches.