CHAKLI RECIPE
This is a simply favourite Gujarati snack. Store in an airtight container and munch. The most famous Indian snack! Chakli is a savoury snack from India. It is a spiral shaped snack with a spiked surface! It has several variations, depending on the types and proportion of flours used. Chakri is also a common nickname for "Chakradhar," a name of Indian origin. It’s especially made for Diwali. Do make these Chaklis with our version and recipe
Preparation Time
10 minutes
Soaking Time
Nil
Cooking Time
30 minutes
Makes
24 chaklis
INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups rice flour
- ½ cup curds
- ¼ tsp asofoetida (hing)
- ½ tsp ginger chilli paste
- 2 tbsp butter
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp sesame seeds (til)
- Salt and chilli powder to taste
- ½ cup warm water to make the dough
- Oil for deep frying
For the dough
METHOD
- Sieve the rice flour.
- Combine all the ingredients together to make a dough.
- Make rounds of the dough to put in the chakli maker
- Oil the chakli maker from the inside.
- Place a round of the dough in the chaklimaker.
- The dough should be soft while making the chakli.
- Keep a butter paper on a surface to place the chakli on.
- Make small circular round circles on the butter paper to make the chaklis.
- Repeat the procedure with the other rounds of dough.
- Heat the oil for deep frying.
- Deep fry till the chakli is brown on both sides.
- Place the chaklis on absorbent paper and drain the excess oil.
- Store in an air tight box and snack at your convenience.
