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Palak Chakli Recipe

Time and servings

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups rice flour
  • ½ cup besan / gram flour
  • 2 tbsp roasted chana dal / roasted bengal gram / putani (powdered)
  • ½ tsp jeera / cumin seeds
  • pinch of hing / asafoetida
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tsp butter (room temperature)
  • ¼ cup water (or as required to knead)
  • oil for deep frying

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for palak puree:

  • handful of palak / spinach leaves
  • 2 green chilli
  • ¼ cup water

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Instructions

  1. firstly, prepare the palak puree by blending handful of palak, 2 green chilli and ¼ cup water.
  2. blend to smooth paste and keep aside.
  3. now in a large mixing bowl, take 2 cups rice flour, ½ cup besan, 2 tbsp powdered putani, ½ tsp jeera, pinch of hing, salt to taste and 1 tsp butter.
  4. combine all the ingredients well, making sure to mash butter.
  5. now add prepared palak puree and mix well.
  6. additionally water as required and knead dough to smooth and soft dough.
  7. now take star mold and prepare small spiral shaped chaklis by pressing.
  8. take one palak chakli at time and slide it into hot oil.
  9. flip the chakli and fry on medium flame till they turn crispy from both sides.
  10. furthermore, drain over a paper towel to remove excess oil.
  11. finally serve crispy and healthy palak chakli with masala tea or masala milk.

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Step-by-step

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firstly, prepare the palak puree by blending handful of palak, 2 green chilli and ¼ cup water.palak chakli recipe
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blend to smooth paste and keep aside.palak chakli recipe
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now in a large mixing bowl, take 2 cups rice flour, ½ cup besan, 2 tbsp powdered putani, ½ tsp jeera, pinch of hing, salt to taste and 1 tsp butter.palak chakli recipe
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combine all the ingredients well, making sure to mash butter.palak chakli recipe
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now add prepared palak puree and mix well.palak chakli recipe
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additionally water as required and knead dough.palak murukku recipe
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knead to smooth and soft dough adding more water if required. if the dough is too stiff then chaklis will break when you try to shape them using mold. if the dough is too soft then chaklis will absorb oil. so make sure to make a smooth dough.palak murukku recipe
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now take star mold and fix to the chakli maker.palak murukku recipe
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grease the chakli maker with some oil. this prevents dough from sticking to mold.palak murukku recipe
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furthermore, now make a cylindrical shape out of dough and place the dough inside maker.palak murukku recipe
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tighten the lid and start preparing chaklis.palak murukku recipe
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on the wet cloth or butter paper make small spiral shape chaklis by pressing.palak murukku recipe
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seal the ends so that it doesn’t fall apart while deep frying.spinach murukku
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take one palak chakli at time and slide it into hot oil.spinach murukku
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flip the chakli and fry on medium flame till they turn crispy from both sides.spinach murukku
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furthermore, drain over a paper towel to remove excess oil.spinach murukku
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finally serve crispy and healthy palak chakli with masala tea or masala milk.palak chakli recipe

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Notes

  • firstly, store the fried chakli in air tight container, only once they cool down completely.
  • also do not fry too many chaklis at the same time as they may stick to each other.
  • additionally, if the dough is too stiff then chaklis will break when you try to shape them using mold. so few drops of water and knead again.
  • also, do not make the dough too soft. otherwise your chaklis will absorb too much oil.
  • furthermore, can use wet cloth, butter paper, news paper, plastic sheet or aluminium foil to press the chaklis.
  • finally, palak chakli taste stays good atleast for 3 weeks.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/palak-chakli-recipe-palak-murukku-recipe/