Bhajni Chakali

Chakali is  traditional Indian snack usually made during diwali festival and very popular in south Asian cusine at every home.

Ingredient.....

1. Rice 8 cups           
2. mung dal 1 cup
3. channa dal 3 cups
4. udat dal 2 cups
5. tur dal 1 cup
6. poha (thick)2 cups
7. Salt to taste.
8. Red chilly powder 3 tbsp
9. ajwain
10. sesame seeds
11. cumin seeds/jeera
12. Oil for frying

Pictorial recipe
  

Dry roast rice , all dals and poha .Grind all together to make bhajani.

Take 500 gms of prepared bhajani in a vessel.

Heat  oil in a voke / kadhai.

Add coarsely ground garlic and saute till raw smell disappears.

Add water

(measure the bhajani and water with the same vessel,water to be taken little less than the bhajani)

Take jeera , sesame seeds/til, ajwain ,red chilly powder and salt 

Add spices to above boiling water.

Switch off the flame add in bhajani.

Mix uniformly.

The batter gets converted  into a thick dough.

Cover the vessel with lid and a weight on it.

let it rest for about 2-3 hours.

Take a small portion in the other plate and rub the dough with palm to make it soft  dough

Fill the dough in to a chakali mould

Make chakalies...

Fry in hot oil.flame should be constantly medium .

Fry till golden brown.you can feel the crispiness while fliping.

Take down on a paper ,cool it completely and store in an airtight container.