Kacchi Dabeli – Marathi Recipe

Instructions

For Dabeli Masala:

• Heat up a pan on medium heat.
• Add coriander seeds, cinnamon sticks, fennel seeds, cloves, cumin seeds, peppercorns and roast them a little.
• Roast the spices on low to medium heat until these release nice aroma and turn a little golden for about 5-6 minutes.
• Stir continuously while roasting. Do not over roast the spices or their bitterness will increase.
• Turn off the gas and let them cool down.
• Transfer the roasted masala into a blender jar and blend into a fine powder.
• Add red chili powder, chat masala, and blend again so that red chili powder is mixed well with the masala.
• You can use Kashmiri chili powder or bedgi mirchi powder as we are using this chili powder for color.
• Masala for dabeli is already.
• You can use store bought dabeli masala too.
• You can store this dry masala in an airtight container for about 3-4 months.

For Stuffing:

• Roast the peanuts and peel them.
• Add red chili powder, chat masala, salt, oil, and toss them. Keep the peanuts aside.
• Heat up oil in a pan. Add about 2-3 tbsp dry masala in the oil.
• The oil should not be very hot. Mix well and fry it a little.
• Add a little water and mix well.
• Add boiled, peeled and mashed potato, salt to taste, and mix well.
• If you feel that the mixture is too thick then add a little water to make it a little thin and mix well again.
• Stuffing for kachhi dabeli is ready.
• Transfer the stuffing into a dish and spread it evenly.
• Spread fresh shredded coconut. You can also spread shredded beetroot for garnishing.
• Spread finely chopped coriander leaves, pomegranate, and peanuts.
• Stuffing is dished out for making dabeli.

For Making Dabeli:

• Take dabeli bread and cut it from one corner.
• Do not open the bread completely. Make a pocket to fill the stuffing.
• Spread tamarind chutney on one side of the bread and green chutney on another side.
• Fill lot of stuffing in the bread.
• Add finely chopped onion, pomegranate, peanuts, and close the dabeli.
• Heat up the pan on medium heat.
• Add butter to it and put bread on it.
• Roast form one side until it becomes crispy.
• Spread some butter on the other side and flip the dabeli over.
• Roast until crispy form another side as well.
• Take the dabeli off the pan and coat the edges well with shev.
• Dabeli is already.