Name: Chakali
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: To make chakli atta at home; 3 cups rice (approx ½ kg); 1 ½ channa dal; 2-3 tsps whole dhania; 2-3 tsps whole jeera; ½ kg chakali atta; ½ tsp haldi powder; 1-2 tsp red chili powder; 1 tsp white sesame seeds (til); 1½ large white butter or you use Amul butter (homemade); Salt

Chakali

By MalaShenoy

• November 18, 2015

Chakali

chakli is a deep fried snack made from rice flour, gram flour, wheat flour or a mixture of lentil flours. It is n authentic Maharashtrian recipe.

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine North Indian

Servings people

Ingredients

To make chakli atta at home
3 cups rice approx ½ kg
1 ½ channa dal
2-3 tsps whole dhania
2-3 tsps whole jeera

For the chakali:

½ kg chakali atta
½ tsp haldi powder
1-2 tsp red chili powder
1 tsp white sesame seeds til
1½ large white butter or you use Amul butter homemade
Salt

Instructions

Chakli atta preparation Dry roast the rice for 5 minutes, stirring all the while. When cool add the chana dal, whole jeera and whole dhania and get it ground at the chakki.
Add ½ tsp haldi powder, 1 tsp red chili powder, 1 tsp white sesame seeds (til) and 1 ½ large tbsps white butter (homemade) and salt to taste to the chakali atta.
Add enough water to make firm dough like chappati atta.
Place a piece of the dough in the chakali maker and form the chakalis on a sheet of butter paper.
Heat oil in a kadai and gently slide the chakali onto a spatula and then into the oil.
Deep fry in hot oil on a medium flame. The oil should not be too hot while frying or the chakali will remain raw from inside.
Drain on a paper towel.