Baked Corn Kachoris

Kachoris have always been a widely and fondly eaten tea time snack in many households.. Deep fried is what makes it so unhealthy.. My attempt to bake this kachori instead of deep frying has proved to be a success after many trials and errors.. Kachoris generally have a crispier outing and is soft and bit fluffy inside.. I always ended up making hard and brittle covering each time.. But this time with a bit change in the ingredients of covering i could end up with the perfect covering for the kachoris.. ANd this being a season of corn, i used the filling of sweet corn as opposed to the traditional filling of moong dal in kachoris..

Ingredients:

For the filling:

1.5 cups sweet corn

3tbsp oil

1tsp asafoetida

1tsp jeera

Salt to taste

2tsp red chilli powder

1.5 tsp chaat masala

1.5 tsp garam masala

For kachori covering

2 cups maida

1/4 tsp baking powder

1tsp salt

3tbsp oil

Method: Mix all ingredients of kachori and make stiff dough with luke warm water.. Cover and keep aside till the filling is ready. Coarsely grind the sweet corn.. It should be grainy and not paste.. Heat oil in a pan.. Add jeera and asafoetida.. Then add the sweet corn.. Mix well and saute on medium flame for 8-10mins till it doesnot stick to the bottom of the pan.. Then add in the remaining spices and cook for another 5mins.. Adjust seasoning according to taste and preferences.. Remove in a bowl and let it cool.. Now divide the dough into 12 equal balls.. Take a ball and make a cup like indent.. Spoon 1tbsp of corn mixture into the cup like indent and roll it into a ball again by pinching the sides together... Be careful it should not be open from any side.. Flatten it slightly with the palm and place it in a greased tray.. Similarly make all the kachoris.. Preheat oven at 220c.. Arrange the kachoris in a greased baking tray and brush them with oil.. Bake for 15mins.. Then remove and turn upside down and bake again for 15mins.. It will get a golden light brown color.. Serve with mint chutney and tamarind chutney..

                                         Corn and green chillies in mixer

                                          Grind it coarsely

                                         Heat oil and add in jeera and hing

                                          Add in corn and cook for 8-10mins

                                          Add in spices

                                           Mix well and cook for 5mins

                                         Corn filling is ready

                                           Take maida, baking powder, salt and oil in a bowl

                                          Mix well into bread crumbs like texture

                                         Add luke warm water and make a stiff dough

                                            Divide into 12 equal balls

                                            Take one ball and make cup like indent

                                          Spoon 1tbsp mixture into the cup like indent

                                          Roll it into a ball

                                          Make all balls similar way

                                           Arrange it in greased baking tray and brush with oil.

                                          Bake for 15mins at 220c and turn up side down and bake again for 15mins.

                                          Ready to serve..