How to make south indian chakali

Make South Indian Chakali

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INGREDIENTS

Add roasted gram flour and rice flour and remaining ingredients and mix well. Stir in enough water to make a soft dough. With the help of chakkali press make chakkalis.

Deep fry these in hot oil till light brown. Drain on paper towel. Store in an airtight container when cool

Mix all the ingredients with water and make a soft dough like chapatti dough

Mix all the ingredients with water and make a soft dough like chapatti dough

Kneed it with hand or with dough maker

Kneed it with hand or with dough maker

Soft dough

Soft dough

Roll the dough and stuff this into the chaklee maker

Roll the dough and stuff this into the chaklee maker

Dough stuffing

Dough stuffing

Close the lid and its ready for pressing

Close the lid and its ready for pressing

Press to make round shape on the oil applied plastic sheet so that it will be easy to lift later

Press to make round shape on the oil applied plastic sheet so that it will be easy to lift later

Make small 3-5  and deep fry in oil

Make small 3-5 and deep fry in oil

Oil should be hot to test put a small piece of dough in oil and if dough sinks then oil is not hot and if hot it starts to float and deep fry till it turns golden brown colour

Oil should be hot to test put a small piece of dough in oil and if dough sinks then oil is not hot and if hot it starts to float and deep fry till it turns golden brown colour

Deep fry with constant rotating  on both sides

Deep fry with constant rotating on both sides

Use mesh spatula to lift the chakali from oil

Use mesh spatula to lift the chakali from oil

Put it on tissue paper to absorb the excess oil

Put it on tissue paper to absorb the excess oil

Chakali's  are ready to eat \ud83d\ude0a

Chakali's are ready to eat 😊

  • 1.0c Roasted/ fried gram flour
  • 2.0c Rice flour
  • 2.0Tbsp jeera cumin seeds
  • 1.0tsp carom seeds(ajwain)
  • 1/4tsp asafoetida
  • Salt to taste
  • 3.0tsp hot oil
  • Water to make a dough
  • Chaklee maker available in indian Stores