Moong Dal Chakli
 
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Moong Dal Chakli also known as a murukku. Chakli is a popular snack all throughout India. Chakli is a crispy and delicious snack that is prepared for festival. Making Chaklis at home is a little time consuming but I promise it will turn out much better than the store-bought ones. It is perfect with a hot cup of Chai.
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Recipe type: Snacks
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 20-25
Ingredients
  • 2 cup Maida/All-purpose Flour
  • ½ cup Rice Flour
  • ½ cup Yellow Moong Dal
  • 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
  • ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1-2 tsp Coriander Seeds Powder
  • ½ tsp Hing
  • 1 tbsp Sesame Seeds/Til
  • ½ tsp Carom Seeds/Ajwain
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • Salt
  • Oil for Deep Frying
Instructions
  1. Rinse moong dal 2-3 times then pressure cooker it with 1 cups of water and cook until 2-3 whistles, keep aside and let it be cool down.
  2. Take maida in a muslin cloth tie and put it in the small steel container (use pressure cooker container), cover it using plate then place it into the same pressure cooker and steam for 1-2 whistle and then let it be cool down.
  3. Remove it from the cooker, break it using a spoon and then sieve the steamed maida using a fine strainer into the mixing bowl.
  4. Now add rice flour, boiled moong dal, oil and all dry spices in it, mix well and make stiff but soft dough, use water as needed.
  5. coat chakli mold with little oil, Use a star-shaped nozzle for the classic chakli shape. Insert the dough ball in the chakali mold.
  6. Press the dough into spirals, forming individual chaklis. Keep the ends of each spiral slightly pressed together to prevent them from breaking during frying.
  7. Arrange chaklis on a tray or parchment paper covered with kitchen cloth. Use remaining dough to make more chakli.
  8. Heat oil into the deep pan, gently drop 3-4 chaklis into the oil and deep fry the chaklis until golden brown both the sides on medium flame. Fry all chaklis on small-small batches.
  9. Place the fried chaklis on paper towel and let it be cool down completely, then store it into the airtight container.
Notes
• If you are using large pressure cooker use two container and steam dal and flour together in a separate container with stacked.
• If you don't have chakli mold, then use icing or piping bags using star nozzle.
• Do not over fry chakli else it tastes brunt.
Recipe by Binjal's VEG Kitchen at https://binjalsvegkitchen.com/moong-dal-chakli-recipe-murukku/