Spicy Coconut Kachori For Breakfast

Nothing like a nice and crisp kachori recipe for breakfast. Kachoris are the crowning glories of Indian breakfast dishes. And coconut kachori is a versatile breakfast recipe that is famous both in north and south India. Besides there are 2 varieties of the popular coconut kachori. The sweeter version is generally more popular but here we are making spicy coconut kachoris for breakfast.

As breakfast recipe it is pretty much gourmet. And yet, it is incredibly simple to make coconut kachoris. You need to have the basic skill of stuffing the coconut masala into the dough balls and then roll out perfect kachoris. This breakfast recipe need a bit of preparation so you do it the night before so that you don't get rushed in the morning.

Serves: 2
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

• Coconut (grated)- 1 cup
• Green chillies- 4
• Sugar- 1/2 tsp
• Ajwain- 1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder- 1tsp
• Garam masala powder- 1tsp
• Cumin powder- 1 tsp
• Flour- 3 cups
• Water- 1 cup
• Ghee- 1tsp
• Oil- 1 cup (for deep frying)
• Salt- as per taste

Procedure

1. Grind the grated coconut with green chillies and keep it aside.
2. Heat 1tsp oil in the pan and season it with ajwain. Then add the coconut and green chillies paste to the pan. Stir and cook for 2 minutes on a low flame.
3. Add all the powdered spices to the pan now. Sprinkle cumin, coriander and garam masala powder. Stir the mixture to mix all the spices. Then add sugar and salt and cook on a low flame for 4-5 minutes.
4. Now switch of the flame and allow the masala to cool down.
5. Meanwhile knead a dough with flour, ghee and water. Cover it with a wet cloth and keep it aside for 30 minutes. Make fist-sized balls out of the dough.
6. Now use your thumb to make a hollow in the dough balls. Stuff the coconut masala you prepared into it.
7. Then seal the dough balls with your fingers.
8. Now roll out the dough balls into flat breads delicately.
9. Heat oil in a deep bottomed pan. When it sizzles, gently drop the kachori in the pan.
10. Wait for the kachori to fluff up and then strain it from the oil.

You can serve spicy coconut kachori with chutney or aloo ki sabzi.