kachorin.
/ˈkatʃəri/, U.S. /ˈkɑtʃəri/ In Indian cookery: a puri stuffed with spiced lentils, potato, or beans. Cf. puri n.1
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1954 S. Chowdhary Indian Cooking 129 The pastry for kachōrhīs is prepared in the same way and with the same ingredients as for plain pūrīs.
1969 R. G. Fox From Zamindar to Ballot Box v. 93 In Tezibazar two types of food are distinguished: kacca..and pakka, meaning food fried in ghi (clarified butter) or dalda (vegetable shortening) such as..kachori (a puri with pulse).
1990 Newsday (Nexis) 9 Mar. 31 The kachauri, a typically Gujerati snack of deep-fried bread filled with a spicy bean paste stuffing.
2005 Evening Standard (Nexis) 22 Mar. 25 Kachori are more accessible: small balls, crisp outside and with a core of spicy lentils.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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