Recipes - Chaklies
Ingredients:
1-cup moong dal
5 cups maida flour
2 tbps. Jeera (cumin seeds)
¼ tsp. Turmeric powder
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying.
Method:
Boil moong dal in the cooker with one and a half cup of water and salt to taste for about 5 minutes. When slightly cooled, mash the dal well. Steam maida flour tied in a piece of cloth for about 20 minutes. In a big vati pour this steamed maida and smash it with a wooden spoon to remove the lumps. Mix both the above adding jeera, turmeric powder and knead well to form a good consistency adding a little more water & salt if required. Keep the dough covered with a moist cloth so that it does not become too dry. Using the chaklie mould make chaklies on a waxed /plain paper and deep fry them 4-5 at a time till done. Strain oil and store them in airtight containers when cooled.