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Jharkhand · Snack

Chakli

Traditional 5. Chakli recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• 100g gram flour (besan), 80g rice flour, 10ml yogurt, 100ml water, 10ml mustard oil (for dough), 5g cumin seeds, 5g nigella seeds, 2 green chillies (minced), 5g ginger (minced), 2.5g salt, 2.5g asafoetida, mustard oil for frying

👩‍🍳 How to make Chakli

1. Mix flours with yogurt and water to form thick, pipeable batter.
2. Add mustard oil and spices.
3. Heat oil to 170°C.
4. Pipe batter directly into oil in spiral shape using chakli maker.
5. Fry 3-4 min until golden.
6. Drain well.
7. Visual cue: chakli should be golden-brown, crispy, even spirals, no wet areas.

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