Chakkli

One of the favourate and well known snack from south India - Chakkli or Murukku or Chakkuli!!
Prep Time	15 minutes
Cooking Time	30 Minutes
Ingredients	Urad dal Rice Flour Chutney Dal Flour Sesame Seeds Cumin Seeds Butter Salt Oil	1 Cup 3 Cup 1 Cup 1 Tbsp. ½ Tbsp. 1 Tbsp. To Taste To Deep Fry
Method 1.  Roast urad dal to light brown in color and till you get a nice aroma. Let it cool. Powder to smooth.   2.  Now to the powdered urad dal flour add 3 cups of rice, chutney dal powder, salt, butter and cumin seeds and mix.    3.    Add water slowly to the mixture and make a dough.   4.    Now take a Murukku maker which has different attachment plates, the one used here is a star type of plate. 5.    Take a small amount of dough and fill the maker. 6.    Now with the help of the top mould of the maker press the dough on to a thick plastic.   7.    Heat oil to hot. Now slowly put the pressed dough in the oil. 8.    Fry them until done or golden brown. Drain them on a paper towel. 9.    Let it cool and store it in an air tight container.