Wash the urad dal thoroughly and soak it in water for 10-15 minutes.

Gather saunf (fennel seeds), sabut kali mirch (black peppercorn), laung (cloves) & sabut dhaniya (coriander seeds).

Coarsely grind the whole spices using a mortar and pestle. You do not need to make a fine powder here.

Heat 1.5 cups of water in a kadhai or pan. When the water starts to boil, add 1 tablespoon oil and 1 teaspoon salt in it.

Drain the water from the soaked lentil and add it to the boiling water.

Reduce the flame and let the mixture boil for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add besan (gram flour) to the boiling lentils and stir to combine.

Then add red chilli powder, heeng (asafoetida) and 1 teaspoon salt.

Also add the ground whole spices prepared earlier and mix everything well.

Add 2 tablespoon oil and roast the mixture for 5 minutes.

The filling for kachori is ready. Set it aside to cool.

To make the pastry take maida (all purpose flour) in a large mixing bowl. Add salt in it.

Then add 2 tablespoon oil to the flour.

Mix the flour and oil very well by rubbing the mixture between your hands such that all the flour particles are coated with oil.

Add water slowly and knead the flour to make a dough.

The consistency of the dough should be soft, similar to the dough for making rotis.

Divide the filling prepared earlier into small balls.

Take a piece of dough slightly larger than the filling and flatten it out with your hand to make a small disc keeping it slightly thick in the middle and slightly thinner on the sides.

Place the ball of filling in the center of the disc.

Brush some water with your fingers on the edges of the disc. Fold the edges on each other and seal the top. You can remove the extra dough from the top.

Very gently shape the filled dough into round shape. With a greased hand flatten the ball slightly into the shape of a kachori.

Make all the balls this way and place them on a greased plate.

Fill a deep heavy bottomed pan with oil up to 2/3rd mark and heat on medium flame. When the oil is medium hot, add 5-6 kachoris to the oil

Stir and flip the kachoris continuously. Turn the heat to a low-medium setting after 1 minute and one by one turn the kachoris continuously. The kachoris will puff and start to float and come to the top in a few minutes.

Continue flipping the kachoris every minute to ensure they cook evenly. Fry for around 20-25 minutes till they turn golden brown in color.

Urad Dal Kachori is ready. Serve it hot with tamarind chutney or coriander chutney.