Moong Dal Chakli
Crispy rice flour and moong dal murukku (Tamil Pasi Paruppu Murukku), flavoured with sesame seeds, butter and hing, piped through a chakli press and deep-fried until crunchy.
Ingredients
- Moong Dal — 1 piece (whole)
- salt — 1 tsp (whole)
- Water — 1 cup (whole)
- Butter — 2 tbsp (whole)
- Asafoetida — 0.5 g (whole)
- Rice Flour — 2 cup (ground)
- sesame seeds — 25.5 g (whole)
Method
- Firstly, rinse ½ cup of moong dal and put it in a pressure cooker.
- Add 1 cup of water and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
- Cool the dal and grind to a smooth paste.
- Transfer the moong dal paste to the large plate.
- Also add 2 cup rice flour, 2 tbsp butter, 2 tbsp sesame, pinch hing and 1 tsp salt.
- Crumble and mix well, making sure everything is well combined.
- Add water slowly and start to knead the dough.
- Knead to smooth and soft dough adding water as required.
- Now take the star mould and fix it to the chakli maker.
- Grease the chakli maker with some oil. This prevents the dough from sticking to the mould.
- Furthermore, make a cylindrical shape out of dough and place the dough inside the maker.
- Tighten the lid and start preparing chaklis.
- Press the chakli into the hot oil, keeping the flame on medium.0
- Flip the murukku and fry on medium flame till they turn crispy from both sides.
- Furthermore, drain over to remove excess oil.
- Finally, once cooled, enjoy Instant Moong Dal Chakli or store in an airtight container for 2 weeks.
Common questions
- Moong Dal Chakli ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- मूंग दाल चकली ko English mein Moong Dal Chakli likhte hain.
- Ek plate Moong Dal Chakli mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 420 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 40 min lagta hai — 10 min taiyari, 30 min pakana.