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Ingredients:
2 cups rice flour
1/2 cup Mung Dal paste
2 tsp oil
1/4 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp carom seeds (ajwain) or cumin seeds
1 red chili powder (optional)
Salt To Taste
oil for frying water as required
Method:
Cook
the mungdal to a paste like consistency .
In
a big bowl add rice flour, mungdal 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 a stiff dough. Knead thoroughly with hand not food
processor.
Take
a lemon size dough and place it in a chakli 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 chakli mould or icing bag and deep fry to a golden
brown.
Cool
moong dal chakli completely before storing in an airtight container.
