ABOUT Chakli / chakri / murukku RECIPE

Chakli is spiral shaped, deep fried snack. Steamed maida recipe makes the fried snack little dense. So to make it less dense or light texture, I have steamed the maida in pressure cooker before making chakli. By this steaming technique, chakli will be crispy light yet met in your mouth texture. Every region has its own way of making chakli. In Gujrat and Maharastra, chakli is made from all purpose flour or whole wheat flour. In Gujrat, it also called chakri. In southern part of India, it is known as murukku and it is made from urad dal flour and / or rice flour. This is my mom' s recipe, and I made it exactly same way she makes it. She usually makes this during Diwali festival along with other snacks. I have added til to it which give nice nutty flavour to it.

Instructions

Take 4 cups maida 2 cups moon dal
In a cooker take 4 glass of water and washed moong dal
Place dal on a plate
Make a potli of maida
Place maida in a cooker
Let it steam for four whistles
Take the boiled dal in a plate
Open the maida potli
Steam maida as shown
Break the lumps of maida well
Rub maida with the fingers
Seive maida in a paarat
Sieve maida well
Add 2 tablespoon of mirch powder to the maida
Add 2 tablespoon ajwain
Add 2 tablespoon white til
Add salt to taste
Mix all the ingredients thoroughly
Make a smooth dough
Add little water to make the dough smooth
Cover the dough with a cotton cloth
Use star shape press in a chakli machine
Add the dough in the machine
Make chakli as shown
Press chakli on a plastic sheet before frying
Heat oil in a kadhai and fry chakli
Fry till it is golden brown
Now chakli is ready to serve
Place the fried chakli on a oil absorbant paper and store it in an airtight container.

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