Jantikalu (Chakralu,chakli or murukku)

Ingredients

• 1 cup besan (gram flour)
  
• 2 cups rice powder
  
• 1 tea spoon chilli powder
  
• 1 tea spoon salt (as per taste)
  
• 2 tea spoons Ajwain (carom seeds)
  
• 4 tea spoons Til (sesame seeds)
  
• a pinch of hing
  
• 1 tbsp of ghee
  
• ​Oil for deep fry

Method

Sieve Besan and Rice powder and take into a bowl.  Head a table spoon of oil and add to it.  Mix well.  Add sesame seeds, carom seed, hing, chilli powder and salt.  Mix well and make a soft dough adding sufficient water.








Heat Oil in a frying pan. Fill the dough in a chakli maker and make chakli directly in the oil (or on a plastic sheet greased with oil and drop carefully into the oil)





Deep fry the Jantikalu (chakli) until golden color in a medium flame and drain on a kitchen paper. let it cool completely. 





Andhra Style Jantikalu (Chakli, Murukku, Chakralu) are ready.Store it in a air tight container.



Enjoy with a hot cup of coffee or tea.

By Mrs Uma ramana

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