Baked potato kachori
Potato kachoris. Delectable chicken and papaya stuffing in spiced mashed potato cases. Crisp baked to gorgeous golden. Perfect snack to serve with tea or coffee.
Ingredients
Chicken and papaya stuffing
- 1/2 cup chicken keema (minced)
- 1/3 cup raw papaya
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 inch ginger grated
- 4-5 clove garlic minced
- 2 green chillies chopped
- 1 tbsp curd/yoghurt
- 1 tsp garam masala powder
- 1 tbsp dried curry leaves optional
- salt to taste
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
Potato kachori
- 3-4 large potatoes boiled and mashed
- 2-3 tbsp rice flour
- salt to taste
- 1 tbsp curry leaves dried and crushed
Instructions
Preparation of Chicken and papaya stuffing
- First, take 2 tablespoons of oil in a Kadai, when it's heated add the chopped onions. Saute the onions until it's translucent.
- Next, add grated ginger, choppedGreen chillies and minced garlic. Saute them for a minute.
- Add chicken keema, gratedraw papaya and salt. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add garam masala powderand curry leaves. Cook until the chicken and papaya are done.
- Finally add choppedcoriander leaves and mix well, the filling is ready.
Potato kachori preparation
- Take boiled potatoesand mash them well until no lumps are present.
- Next Add 2 tablespoon of riceflour an, dried curry leaves and salt. MIx everything to form a soft dough. If the dough is too soggy add more riceflour.
Filling the kachori
- First, apply oil in palm and take small portion of the dough, make a round and flatten it.
- Then, take a tablespoon of the chicken filling in the centre then bring the edges together to seal the kachoris.
- Make all the kachoris inthe same manner and place on a parchment lined baking tray.
- Lightly oil the kachoriswith a brush and bake in a pre heated oven at 180 degrees Celcius for 20 minutes. For the nice golden colour and crispy outer caoting, bake it for 5 mins extra with the upper rod.
- Serve the potato kachoris hot with some mint coriander chutney.
Notes
- Don't boil the potatoes too much, they should be cooked completely but not mushy.
- Use of papaya is optional, you can use any vegetable that you like or make it with only chicken.
- Both the filling and the kachori dough can be prepared in advance and stored in the fridge.
- For the vegetarian version, you can use paneer, coconut, soya, etc.