Chickpea Chakli/Channa Murukku




This is a very tasty deep-fried snack which my mom had tried.Its really so yumm...as they say anything thats fried is delicious...Here you go.

Chickpea Chakli/Channa Muruku

Ingredients:

Kabuli Channa(White)- 1 cup
Rice Flour- 2 cups
Seasame Seeds- 1 Tbsp
Cumin Seeds - 1 Tbsp
Aseofeotida - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Butter/Clarified Butter (Ghee) - 3 Tbsp

Method:

Soak the channa overnight, and pressure cook till very soft.Beat the cooked chickpea in a mixer into a fine paste.Combine the rice flour,sesame seeds,cumin seeds,aserfeotida,salt, butter/ghee and the cooked channa paste.Combine and knead with little water to form a soft dough.
Now take the chakli mould/achi.Heat oil in a kadai.Place enough dough in the mould and press into the oil .Cook on medim heat.Keep frying the same till it reaches a browish color.Store in air-tight container.

Will last a week, but am sure it will be all over before that. :-)

 

2 comments:

  1. chickpea chaklinnaa etho non-veg-nu ninaichen.. kadaisila paathaa namma ooru achu murukku!!

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  2. Nope, this is not namma ooru achu murukku.We usually use urad dal or kadalai parapu for murukku,but never channa.

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