Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Chekkalu (Crispy rice crackers)

Chekkalu is one of the well known snack item of Andhra Pradesh. Very easy to make, it sure will capture the taste buds.

Ingredients

1 cup rice flour
1/4 cup channa dal(soaked)
1 tbsp butter/ vanaspati
few curry leaves
small piece ginger
few green chillies
salt to taste

few drops water
Oil to fry

Method
  • Mix rice flour with salt & butter.
  • Take half amount of soaked channa dal in a blender & make a paste along with green chillies & ginger.
  • Add the remaining half of the channa dal, curry leaves & the ground channa dal paste to the rice flour mixture. Mix well.
  • Combine all the ingredients & make a stiff dough with few drops of water. Make small lime sized balls.
  • Place each ball on a plastic (ziploc bag) & flatten with the fingers. Fry these flattened discs in oil at medium heat until they are slightly golden in color. Drain them on paper towels.
  • After it has cooled, store in air-tight containers