Chakri - Gujarati Recipes

Chakri

Preparation Time: 30 min

Serves: 7 - 8

Ingredients :

• Rice flour - 2 cup
• Split green gram paste - ½ cup
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Cumin seeds - ½ tsp
• Red chili powder (optional) - 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil for frying
• Water for binding as required

Method :

• Wash and soak the pulses for 15-20 minutes.
• Cook the pulses to a paste like consistency
• In a big bowl add rice flour, pulses paste, turmeric, salt, chili powder, carom seeds or cumin seeds.
• Mix lightly. Heat oil and add the sizzling hot oil to the rice flour mix.
• Add water as needed to make stiff dough. Knead thoroughly with hand not food processor.
• Take a lemon size dough and place it in a chakri mould or icing bag with star nozzle.
• Heat oil for frying. Test the oil by dropping a small piece of dough and wait for 3 seconds if it does not rise to the top then oil needs to be heated.
• Gently make a spiral with the chakri mould or icing bag and deep fry to a golden brown.
• Cool completely before storing in an airtight container.
• These spirals stay fresh for 7-10 days.