Step-by-step
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firstly, take a bowl and place clean cotton cloth.
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add in 2 cup wheat flour and ¼ cup rice flour. cover tightly by folding the cloth.
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place into the cooker to steam for 15 minutes without putting on the whistle.
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now open the cooker and see the flour would have hardened.
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break the lumps and sieve to prevent any lumps. the flour should be slightly warm while siving.
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add in 1 tsp cumin, ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, pinch hing and 1 tsp salt.
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mix well making sure the spices are well combined.
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add ½ cup water and knead the dough.
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knead to a smooth and soft dough adding water as required.
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now take star mould and fix to the chakli maker.
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grease the chakli maker with some oil. this prevents dough from sticking to mould.
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furthermore, make a cylindrical shape out of dough and place the dough inside the maker.
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tighten the lid and start preparing chaklis. on the wet cloth or butter paper make small spiral shape chaklis by pressing.
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seal the ends so that it doesn’t fall apart while deep frying.
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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.
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flip the murukku and fry on medium flame till they turn crispy from both sides.
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furthermore, drain over a paper towel to remove excess oil.
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finally, once cooled enjoy aate ki chakli or store in an airtight container for 2 weeks.
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Notes
- firstly, steam the flour well to get soft and crispy chakli.
- also, do not add more water while kneading as chakli will tend to absorb oil.
- additionally, fry on medium to low flame to cook uniformly from inside.
- finally, aate ki chakli recipe tastes great when served with adrak tea.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/aate-ki-chakli-recipe-wheat-chakli/