Khasta kachori(crispy fried balls stuffed with spicy lentils) - Indrani's recipes cooking and travel

Ingredients

• refined flour(2 cups)
• Oil (1/4 cup)
• Salt (1 tsp)
• Yellow lentils(Moong dal) 2 cups soaked
• fennel seeds whole(1 tsp)
• fennel seeds powder(2 tbsp)
• Dry mango powder(1 tsp)
• Cumin powder(1 tbsp)
• Asafoetida (1 tsp)
• Red chilly powder(1 tbsp)
• Sugar (2 to 3 tbsp)
• Oil 125 ml(1/4 cup) for frying
• vegetable oil (2 to 3 cups) depending on the depth of your pan.