Festive savory crunchy snacks Chakli
Hello and greetings food lovers. Today's recipe for a simple savory snack Chaklis the gluten-free crunchy savory snack is a favorite festive snack for the big Hindu festival Diwali. This can also be an idea for a new Christmas snack. Here is the step by step procedure to make chakli
Ingredients:
2 cup rice flour
1 cup gram flour
1.5 tsp salt or according to taste
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
2 pinches of asafoetida Hing
1 tsp coriander seeds crushed
1 tsp cumin seed crushed.
200 ml cold water
2 tbsp oil for making dough
200 ml oil for frying chakli.
Step 1
Mix both flours add chili powder, salt, turmeric, hing/asafoetida, crushed coriander seeds, and cumin seeds, and mix it well.
step 2
After mixing the dry ingredients warm 2 tbsp oil in a pan/skillet.
The oil has to be very hot. Pour the hot oil into the flour mixture.
mix it using a spoon or spatula. when it cools down mix flour thoroughly using hand. The mixture has to hold together when making a fist.
step 3
Using cold water make a soft dough by kneading.
step 4
prepare the chakli press by brushing oil inside to avoid sticking dough.
fill the cylinder and press the dough out into spiral circle shapes. I use parchment paper pieces to keep them separated.
or if you do have a press you can make the spiral shapes by hand, making a long string of dough and shaping it into rounds.
step 5
final step frying:
In a skillet heat the oil around 1.5 cm deep.
when the oil gets hot enough carefully and slowly drop the chakli into the oil, and fry them on medium heat.
Always fry them on medium heat to get a good crunch. when they turn golden brown put on a plate with some paper to absorb any surface
oil
Here is the chakli the crunchy savory snack to enjoy with friends and family any time. a guaranteed hit!
