Chakli is made with roasted rice + grains + legumes etc. this is an instant and easy recipe where rice flour, poha (flattened rice flakes) and roasted chana. Chakli goes by many names like chakri, chakralu and murukku.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup poha
- ½ cup roasted chana
- 1.5 cup rice flour
- Oil
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- 1 tsp carom seeds
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- Salt
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 Pinch hing
Method:
- Roast flattened rice (poha) and roasted chana for 1.5 minute
- Let it cool down
- Grind it to thin powder
- Mix all the ingredients
- Heat 2-3 tbps oil and add hot oil to the mixture
- Mix well
- Start adding boiling water slowly and mix with a spoon
- Once it cools down, start kneading to smooth dough
- You can use a few tsp water if needed
- Before you start making chakli, heat 2 cups of oil in a deep-frying pan on medium flame
- While the oil is heating up, grease the chakli mold
- Use the single star plate of the mold to make chakli
- Place the dough into the mold and press the chakli maker to release the dough
- Shape the dough into spirals using circular hand motions on a plastic sheet
- Make more chaklis
- Check if oil is hot enough by dropping a small piece of dough in it
- If it comes up steadily and quickly, the oil is hot enough for frying
- Gently slide chaklis one by one into the hot oil
- Fry them on medium heat until golden brown and crispy
- Add 3-4 chaklis at a time without crowding the pan
- Fry all chaklis in batches
- Cool them completely before you store them in an airtight container
- You can use the same dough and make thin sev as shown in the picture
- Enjoy the spicy and crunchy chaklis!
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