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Bhajanee Chakli

Crispy deep fried chaklis made with Bhajanee flour

This recipe is from the book Cooking with Love.

Preparation Time : 21-25 minutes

Cooking time : 16-20 minutes

Servings : 4

Main Ingredients

Bhajnee flour, Split black gram skinless (dhuli urad dal)

Cuisine

Maharashtrian

Course

Snack

Level Of Cooking

High

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Ingredients

Bhajnee flour
Split black gram skinless (dhuli urad dal)
1 cup
Rice
4 cups
For dough
Bhajnee flour
2 cups
Butter
2 tablespoons
Salt
to taste
Cumin powder
1 teaspoon
Red chilli powder
1 teaspoon
Oil
to deep fry

Method

Step 1

For the bhajanee flour, dry-roast the rice and black gram separately. Cool completely and grind separately to a powder. Sift both the flours and mix.

Step 2

Place two cups of bhajanee flour in a bowl. Add the butter, salt, cumin powder and chilli powder, and mix well. Divide the mixture in half. Take one half and knead into a soft dough with half a cup of water.

Step 3

When the dough is used up, make a dough of the remaining flour.Put small portions of the mixture into a chakli mould and press out several chakli onto a plastic sheet.

Step 4

Heat sufficient oil in a non-stick kadai till moderately hot. Deep-fry the chakli till light golden brown and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper and set aside to cool. Store in an airtight container.