Recipe for Chakli

Indian festivals are very unique and each one of them has its own historical stories behind them…Preparation of varieties of snacks like Laddu, Chakli, Karjikayi, Nippattu, etc. was the clear indication for the festive season is right at the corner… Our elders used to start preparing all these snacks one week before the festival. One of the reasons for preparing these snacks was to serve all the friends and family during their visits to home during the festival…Do you remember, most of us as children, used to love visiting our neighbor’s, relatives’ and friend’s homes just to savor those yummy snacks?… In today’s blog, I am going to share one of my favorites, and the quickest recipe for Chakli…

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Recipe for chakli

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Course Snack

Cuisine Indian

Servings 4

Calories 240 kcal

Equipment

• Chakli Maker

Ingredients

  

• 2 cup Medium Poha
• 1 cup roasted grams
• 2 cup Rice flour
• 4 cup water
• The ratio of All the above ingredients should be 1:2 or 2:4
• 1 tbsp Carom seeds
• 2 tbsp Red chili powder
• 1 tbsp salt
• 250 ml oil (For Frying)

Instructions

 

• Take 2 cups medium Poha and into a mixing jar and grind it into a fine powder.
• Grind 1 cup of Roasted gram into a fine powder
• Take a vessel and 4 cups of water to it and turn on the gas.
• Now, crush 1 tbsp carom seeds in hand and add them to the water
• Add 2 tbsp red chili powder and 1 tbsp salt to the water
• Mix everything well.
• Now add powdered poha into the hot water and mix continuously till it becomes thick.
• Then add, 2 cups rice flour and mix continuously and turn off the gas.
• Once everything is mixed well, add the powder of roasted gram to the mixture and mix well.
• Transfer the mixture of chakli into a wide plate or a big mixing bowl.
• Heat 2 tbsp oil and add it to the mixture.
• Allow the mixture to get down to a warm temperature. And then start mixing it.
• Start kneading the dough for Chakkli using hands. Refer video for better understanding.
• Prepare 4 parts of dough for chakli as shown in the picture
• Now start kneading individual parts as shown in the video to bring it to perfect texture.
• Take a Chakli maker and place a start mold.
• Grease oil inside the chakli maker. So that, the chakli dough doesn’t stick to the inside wall.
• Take one ball size dough and add it into the chakli maker and press it and close the lid.
• Start making chakli as shown in the images on a plate or any clean paper. You can also directly make chakli into the oil. (Refer to the video for a better understanding of the method)
• Heat oil on the medium flame and add chakli into the oil and start frying.
• Let them fry on one side for 2 minutes.
• Once one side of the chakli is fried well flip it over.
• The bubbles start to disappear and the chakli turns into golden brown color. This indicates that both sides are cooked well. Then, take them out onto a tissue paper
• See how crispy the chakli are.
• Now the crispy chakli is ready to enjoy.

Notes

1 serving means 4-5 Chakli

Instructions with Images

Step 1

Take 2 cups medium Poha and into a mixing jar

Grind it into a fine powder.

Grind 1 cup of Roasted gram into a fine powder

Take a vessel and add 4 cups of water to it and turn on the gas.

Now, crush 1 tbsp carom seeds in hand and add them to the water

Add 2 tbsp red chili powder

Add 1 tbsp salt to the water

Mix everything well.

Now add powdered poha into the hot water and mix continuously till it becomes thick.

Then add, 2 cups rice flour and mix continuously and turn off the gas.

Once everything is mixed well, add the powder of roasted gram to the mixture and mix well.

Step 2

Transfer the mixture of chakli into a wide plate or a big mixing bowl.

Heat 2 tbsp oil and add it to the mixture.

Allow the mixture to get down to a warm temperature. And then start mixing it.

Start kneading the dough for Chakkli using hands. Refer video for better understanding.

Prepare 4 parts of dough for chakli as shown in the picture

Now start kneading individual parts as shown in the video to bring it to perfect texture.

Step 3

Take a Chakli maker and place a Star mold.

Grease oil inside the chakli maker. So that, the chakli dough doesn’t stick to the inside wall.

Take one ball size dough and add it into the chakli maker and press it and close the lid.

Start making chakli as shown in the images on a plate or any clean paper. You can also directly make chakli into the oil. (Refer to the video for a better understanding of the method)

Heat oil on the medium flame and add chakli into the oil and start frying.

Let them fry on one side for 2 minutes.

Once one side of the chakli is fried well flip it over.

The bubbles start to disappear and the chakli turns into golden brown color. This indicates that both sides are cooked well.

Then, take them out onto a tissue paper

See how crispy the chakli are.

Now the crispy chakli is ready to enjoy.

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Do prepare them at home and store them for about a week. They remain crispy for about a week if you store them in an air-tight container. Follow the recommended ratio in the recipe for Chakli and prepare it. Do give it a try and enjoy them for your snacks. Please rate this recipe using the stars given below and let us know your valuable comments.