
Aate Ki Chakli
Crispy spiral-shaped wheat flour chakli made with steamed atta and a touch of rice flour, seasoned with cumin, turmeric, chilli powder and hing, then deep-fried until golden - a classic teatime snack.
Time 55 min · Serves 4 · 244 kcal · Pan-India, Multiple States
Ingredients
Main
- Turmeric Powder — 0.6 g
- red chilli — 1 tsp (ground)
- Wheat Flour (Atta) — 2 cup (ground)
- cumin — 1 tsp (ground)
- Rice Flour — 30 g
- salt — 1 tsp (whole)
Tempering
- Asafoetida — 1 pinch (ground)
Method
- firstly, take a bowl and place clean cotton cloth.
- add in 2 cup wheat flour and ¼ cup rice flour. cover tightly by folding the cloth.
- place into the cooker to steam for 15 minutes without putting on the whistle.
- now open the cooker and see the flour would have hardened.
- break the lumps and sieve to prevent any lumps. the flour should be slightly warm while siving.
- add in 1 tsp cumin, ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, pinch hing and 1 tsp salt.
- mix well making sure the spices are well combined.
- add ½ cup water and knead the dough.
- knead to a smooth and soft dough adding water as required.
- now take star mould and fix to the chakli maker.
- grease the chakli maker with some oil. this prevents dough from sticking to mould.
- furthermore, make a cylindrical shape out of dough and place the dough inside the maker.
- tighten the lid and start preparing chaklis.
- on the wet cloth or butter paper make small spiral shape chaklis by pressing.
- seal the ends so that it doesn’t fall apart while deep frying.
- take one murukku at a time and slide it into the hot oil. or bake in a preheated oven at 180-degree celsius for 15 minutes.
- flip the murukku and fry on medium flame till they turn crispy from both sides.
- furthermore, drain over a paper towel to remove excess oil.
- finally, once cooled enjoy aate ki chakli or store in an airtight container for 2 weeks.
Common questions
- Aate Ki Chakli ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- आटे की चकली ko English mein Aate Ki Chakli likhte hain.
- Ek plate Aate Ki Chakli mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 244 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 55 min lagta hai — 5 min taiyari, 50 min pakana.
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