Learn how to make Navratri Special Upvas Kachori at home with Chef Varun Inamdar on Rajshri Food.

Chef Varun Inamdar makes an interesting Upvas Batata Kachori that fits completely into your fasting diet. Do try this Navratri Special Fasting recipe at home and share your feedback in the comments below.

Ingredients:
Filling
1 cup grated coconut
1/4 cup coriander leaves
1 tsp green chilly crushed
10 nos cashew chopped
10 nos Raisins chopped
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp lemon juice
3 tbsp roasted peanuts crushed
1 tbsp sesame seeds
1 tbsp poppy seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds

Outer covering
1 cup potato boiled and grated
2 tbsp Arrowroot /corn flour
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp Arrowroot /corn flour for rolling
Oil for deep frying

Method of preparation:
For Filling:
In a bowl add coconut, coriander leaves, sugar, peanuts, lemon juice, salt.
Heat ghee in a vessel, add cumin seeds, green chillies, raisins, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, cashew nut and give it a mix.
Allow it to cook for few minutes till it leaves nutty aroma.
Add the fried mixture into the bowl, give it a good mix.

For Coating:
In a bowl mash the boiled potatoes and make it into a dough-like shape.
Add salt, arrowroot powder to the dough.
Give it a good mix, take a portion of it and with the help of arrowroot make a bowl of the potato.
Add a spoon full of the filling and encase it like so.
Dust it with arrowroot powder and bind it into a potato ball.
Heat oil in a vessel, fry the potato balls on high flame.
Our Kachori is fried and ready.