Moong Dal Chakli

 By Shobha Phadtare  

Dal used: Moong dal 

Ingredients

½ cup yellow Moong dal, 

1 ½ cup water,

 2 ½ cup rice powder, 

2  tsp sesame seeds, 

1 tsp salt, 

1tsp Cumin seeds,

 I tsp red chili powder, 

1 tsp oil, baking sheet, 

chakli press

Procedure

1. Take ½ cup yellow <oong dal 

2. Rinse well and transfer to cooker

3. Add water 1 ½  cups and cook for 4 whistles

4. let cool down. transfer to the mixer

5. Add ¼ cup water and grind finely as a dosa batter consistency

6. Add  Rice powder, Sesame seeds, Salt, Cumin seeds, red chili powder 

7. Mix together 

8. Knead like dough adding little water

9. Take chakli press and put 1 tbsp oil in it 

10. Take a small portion of dough

11. Fill in the press

12. Press like spiral shape on the baking sheet

13. Drop chakli one by one  in the hot oil

14. Let cook on low medium flame

15. Flip in between when Sizzling sound stops and Color changes slightly 

16. Take out on tissue paper 

17. Moong dal chakli ready to serve