Aloo kachori -Crisp homemade pastry shells stuffed with mint and potato mixture
Aloo kachori is a popular snack in North India, with a few different versions to suit regional tastes. When I came to Dubai, I tasted this delicious crisp kachori which is an specialty of the Bhatia community. Since then this is one of my favourite recipes, and everyone at my home loves this.
The potato stuffing is quite spicy and flavourful. It is different then the regular khasta aloo kachoris. The spices used in the filling makes all the difference in the taste. Crushed coriander seeds, amchoor, asafoetida, freshly pounded ginger and chilies are added in the stuffing. Addition of mint , fresh coriander and ground pomegranate makes this special and different.
The Outer shell is made with refined oil, for making it flaky and crisp oil and salt is added and made in a soft dough. Then the stuffed kachoris are fried on low to medium heat till they become golden and crisp.
These are best served with mint chutney and date and tamarind chutney
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Aloo Kachori / Potato Puffs
Ingredients
To make outer layer/pastry shell-
- 2 cups Refined Flour / Maida
- 7 tbsp Cooking Oil
- 8 drops Lemon Juice / Nimbu Ka Ras
- 1 tsp Salt / Namak
Stuffing
- 4 medium Potatoes / Aloo Boiled and mashed
- 1/2 cup Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya chopped
- 1 tsp Green Chillies / Hari Mirch minced
- 1 tsp Ginger / Adrak chopped
- 3 tsp Dried Pomegranate seeds powder/anardana powder
- 1.5 tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
- 1.5 tsp Mango Powder / Amchoor Powder
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder / Dhaniya Powder
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
- 1 tsp Coriander Seeds / Sabut Dhaniya crushed
- 1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
- 1 tsp Salt / Namak
- 1 tsp Cooking Oil (to add in the stuffing)
- Cooking Oil to deep fry
Instructions
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,
- Serve with mint chutney or tamarind chutney




Suja Md
Kochories looks so crispy and soft…very tempting and delicicous!!
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Nisha
aloo kachori, khasta kachori, mattar kachori.
you name it, i love it! 😀
Pari Vasisht
This version is new for me, looks yum and I love the Indori version of this kachori. I must post that some time.
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PT
just love them with tamarind chutney.. they are so cute and adorable..
Suja Manoj
Wow cute and delicious snack.
Rumana Ambrin
Aunty you rock in your kitchen.. Superb snacks:)
divya
awesome and drooling recipe
Julie
yummy snack,love it..love to grab these!!
Lavanya T R
Looks just perfect and yummy
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DivyaGCP
I am a recent fan of kachoris.. These looks so delicious and inviting
radha
Looks so good. I made your nariyal kachori and I think this one is next for sure.
Meena Selvakumaran
hot kachoris perfect anytime.
Priya Suresh
This puffs tastes divine na, drooling here.
Meena B
ah anjana u r so right its speciality of bhatia community and i had posted just the same dish some time in janurary i guess
hot or cold both ways it tastes yummy
Chandrani Banerjee
Potato kachori looks yummy.
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Hema
Love kachoris, especially home made ones, these look so inviting..