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chakli

posted: 16.11. 2006, 05:00

chakli

I guess chakkuli/chaakli/chakkli needs no introduction. There are many ways of making chakklis. The conventional method of making chakklis is quite elaborate. However if you get a craving for chakklis, here is a method of making instant chakklis. I did not go to the trouble of making round shapely chakklis though, which saved me time all the more :)

Ingredients

• Rice flour – 2 cups
• Hurigadale powder (putani, dalia split)- 1 cup
• Maida – half cup
• Butter (optional) – quarter cup
• Salt to taste
• Red chilli powder – 1 teaspoon
• Sesame seeds/til – 1 teaspoon
• Oil for frying

Method

• Mix all the flours, salt, sesame seeds, chilli powder, melted butter (alternatively you can use heated oil).
• Now add some water and knead it into a soft dough (the more you knead, the better it is).
• Heat oil in a kadai.
• Fill the dough into chakkli press and press the chakklis in the kadai.
• Deep fry on a low flame till they turn golden brown.

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes