Besan and rice chakli. Crispy Instant Chakli made with rice flour - this is one of my favorite homemade savory treats for Diwali. Chakli is a deep fried savory snack which is spiral in shape and is usually made with rice flour, chickpea flour or lentils like black gram (urad dal). Chakli is a savoury snack from India.
It has several variations, depending on the types and proportion of flours used.
Baked chakli is quick and easy to make.
We have made chakli healthier by baking it rather than frying it.
You can cook Besan and rice chakli using 9 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Besan and rice chakli
- You need 1 cup of rice flour.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of besan.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of red chilli powder.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of turmeric powder.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of garam masala.
- It's 1 tbsp of cumin powder.
- Prepare 1 cup of water.
- You need as needed of seasame seeds.
- It's As needed of Oil.
Chakli, the popular indian snack, is usually deep-fried and contains loads of calories. Add the carom seeds, cumin seeds, sesame seeds, turmeric. Black beans, cayenne and cumin are added to the pot, given a stir This recipe was VERY disappointing! I ended up adding an extra cup of broth because the rice wasn't finished cooking yet.
Besan and rice chakli step by step
- Sieve rice flour and besan toghether pressure cook it for 3 whistles and switchoff the gas.
- Once the mixture is pressure cooked add oil or ghee and all spices to it and Knead well also add seasame and salt.
- Now after kneeding the dough put it in a chakli shaper and shape round chaklis now fry the chaklis in oil till it become golden brown.
Soft dough will absorb oil while frying and they won't become crispy. Traditional Maharashtrian Chakli is made with a special homemade flour of rice and lentils called Bhajani. Rice and lentils are washed, air dried and then dry roasted over slow heat along with cumin and coriander seeds. They are then cooled down and ground to a fine flour. Chakli a popular snack all throughout India.
