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Upvas Aloo Kachori

Upvas Aloo Kachori or Vrat Ki Kachori is a fasting snack and made during fast/upvas/vrat. This Kachori is made with potatoes and stuffed with coconut and peanut mixture. Upvas Aloo Kachori tastes really delicious and one of the popular upvas dish in Maharashtra.

Upvas aloo kachori can be served during tea time or served as an appetizer or accompanied with meals. It’s an perfect dish for all those who follow Navratri vrat/fast/upvaas.

 

Ingredients:

Kachori Dough
• 5-6 Medium Sized Potatoes
• ½ cup Arrowroot Powder
• Salt

Kachori Stuffing
• 1 cup Grated Fresh Coconut
• ½ cup Roasted Peanuts (Crushed)
• 2-3 finely Chopped Green Chilies
• 1-2 tbsp Ghee/Clarified Butter
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
• 1-2 tsp Sugar
• Salt

• ½ Arrowroot Flour For Coating
• Oil for frying

Chutney
• ½ cup fresh Coconut
• ½ cup Roasted Peanuts
• 1-2 Green Chilies Chopped
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
• Salt
• 1 tsp Sugar

Method:

Chutney
1. Take all chutney ingredients into the mixer grinder jar.
2. Add ¼ cup water (add extra water if needed) in it and blend it till smooth chutney and keep aside.

Kachori Cover/Dough
1. Boil the potatoes, peel the skin and then mash or grate it into the mixing bowl.
2. Add arrowroot and salt into the mashed potatoes, mix it well and knead into the firm dough and keep aside.

Stuffing
1. Heat ghee in the pan; add cumin seeds, chopped green chilies then add grated coconut and sauté for few seconds.
2. Add crushed peanuts, mix it and cook it for 2-3 mins, while stirring on medium flame.
3. Add sugar, salt and mix well to make the filling mixture and keep aside.

How to Process
1. Take a small portion of the dough and press it between palms to make a small round disk using your fingers, stuff one spoon coconut mixture, cover the edges and form into a ball, make sure there is no any crack on ball surface, otherwise it will spoil into the oil while frying.
2. Repeat step 1 for rest of the dough and the filling mixture and make more kachori balls.
3. Now take those balls and coat lightly with dry arrowroot flour and keep aside.
4. heat the oil for frying in deep kadhai or pan, then deep fry all balls in small-small batches into the hot oil till golden brown in color on medium flame.


5. Drain the katchori balls on paper towel. Upvas Aloo Kachori is ready, Serve hot with prepared coconut-peanut chutney and enjoy.

Tips
• If dough is sticky and too soft add little more arrowroot.
• You can add more green chilies into the stuffing or chutney if you like spicy taste.
• You can store prepared uncooked kachori balls into the refrigerator to make it later.
• You can bake or air fry these kachori balls if you want.


Upvas Aloo Kachori
 
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Prep time
20 mins
Cook time
10 mins
Total time
30 mins
 
Upvas Aloo Kachori is a fasting snack. Upvas Aloo Kachori is made during fast or upvas. Upvas Aloo Kachori is made with potatoes and stuff with coconut and peanut. Upvas Aloo Kachori tastes really delicious and one of the popular upvas dish in Maharashtra.
Author: Binjal Pandya
Recipe type: Appetizer & Snack
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 10-15
Ingredients
  • Kachori Dough
  • 5-6 Medium Sized Potatoes
  • ½ cup Arrowroot Powder
  • Salt
  • Kachori Stuffing
  • 1 cup Grated Fresh Coconut
  • ½ cup Roasted Peanuts (Crushed)
  • 2-3 finely Chopped Green Chilies
  • 1-2 tbsp Ghee/Clarified Butter
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
  • 1-2 tsp Sugar
  • Salt
  • ½ Arrowroot Flour For Coating
  • Oil for frying
  • Chutney
  • ½ cup fresh Coconut
  • ½ cup Roasted Peanuts
  • 1-2 Green Chilies Chopped
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
  • Salt
  • 1 tsp Sugar
Instructions
  1. Chutney
  2. Take all chutney ingredients into the mixer grinder jar.
  3. Add ¼ cup water (add extra water if needed) in it and blend it till smooth chutney and keep aside.
  4. Kachori Cover/Dough
  5. Boil the potatoes, peel the skin and then mash or grate it into the mixing bowl.
  6. Add arrowroot and salt into the mashed potatoes, mix it well and knead into the firm dough and keep aside.
  7. Stuffing
  8. Heat ghee in the pan; add cumin seeds, chopped green chilies then add grated coconut and sauté for few seconds.
  9. Add crushed peanuts, mix it and cook it for 2-3 mins, while stirring on medium flame.
  10. Add sugar, salt and mix well to make the filling mixture and keep aside.
  11. How to Process
  12. Take a small portion of the dough and press it between palms to make a small round disk using your fingers, stuff one spoon coconut mixture, cover the edges and form into a ball, make sure there is no any crack on ball surface, otherwise it will spoil into the oil while frying.
  13. Repeat step 1 for rest of the dough and the filling mixture and make more kachori balls.
  14. Now take those balls and coat lightly with dry arrowroot flour and keep aside.
  15. Heat the oil for frying in deep kadhai or pan, then deep fry all balls in small-small batches into the hot oil till golden brown in color on medium flame.
  16. Drain the katchori balls on paper towel. Upvas Aloo Kachori is ready, Serve hot with prepared coconut-peanut chutney and enjoy.
Notes
If dough is stick and too soft add little more arrowroot.
You can add more green chilies into the stuffing or chutney if you like spicy taste.
You can store prepared uncooked kachori balls into the refrigerator to make later.
You can bake or air fry these kachori balls if you want.
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Upvas Aloo Kachori was last modified: October 1st, 2019 by Binjal's VEG Kitchen

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