INSTANT HOMEMADE CHAKLI

Maharashtrian chakli always made with the bhajani but today I am sharing the recipe without bhajani as I have never tried Bhajani till today. Chakli is an Indian tea time savory snack and often made on festive occasions. As per my thinking, Diwali is incomplete without this savory Chakli or Murukku!!! This recipe is very easy and instant one. Chakli is a deep fried snack made with the mixture of lentils but I will share that later. This is also called as Murukku in South. This is very delicious as well as very quick recipe. There are many versions of making chakli. Today I am sharing the version with all purpose flour and rice flour. I have made them spicy but if you don’t want spicy ones then reduce the red chilli powder. Hope you will like this version of instant chakli.

  

INGREDIENTS:

2 Cups Rice Flour

1 Cup All Purpose Flour [Maida]

½ Cup Curd

2 tablespoon Butter

½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder

4-5 teaspoon Red Chilly Powder/ as required

2 teaspoon Carom Seeds

2 teaspoon Sesame Seeds

¼ teaspoon Asafoetida

2 teaspoon Cumin Seeds Powder

Salt as per taste

Water as required to make dough

METHOD:

STEP 1 -  Sieve maida, rice flour and salt in a mixing bowl and keep it ready. 

STEP 2 - Then add carom seeds, cumin seeds, sesame seeds in it.

STEP 3 - Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, butter in the flour mix.

STEP 4 - Rub it well with the flour

and then add curd in it and mix well.

STEP 5 - Make a soft but stiff dough with the help water.

STEP 6 - Heat oil on medium heat in a wide kadai.[see notes]
STEP 7 - Grease the chakli maker or mould and fill it with the dough.Now close the lid and other attachments and start to make chakli. Use the 5 star or 7 star disc. 

STEP 8 - Press the side handle and start shaping the chaklis on a butter paper or ladle.

Repeat the same and prepare all the chaklis.[see notes]

STEP 9 - Slide 2-3 chkalis at a time and deep fry the chaklis till crispy and golden brown in colour.[see notes]

STEP 10 - Now remove from oil

and keep them on a tissue paper or kitchen towl to drain excess oil from it. Repeat the same and prepare the rest of the chaklis.

STEP 11 - Cool them completely and store in an clean air tight conatiner.

Serve chaklis to your family as a afternoon tea time snack or you can serve them to your children for their chhoti chhoti bhook. It will stay fresh for a month.

NOTES: * Here both the rice flour work well whether it is homemade or store brought.
             * Heat oil and then reduce the heat to medium and then slide the chakli in it. 

           * If you are not sure, keep 2-3 ladle greased with oil ready to place the squeezed the chakli. 

          * Don't flip chakli immediately, let it cook for few seconds and then flip it over to the other side.