Wheat Flour Chakali

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Makes 12 to 15 chaklis
Ingredients

• 1 cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
• 1/2 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
• 1 tsp sesame seeds (til)
• a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
• salt to taste
• water as required

Method

1. Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl and tie it in a cotton cloth to make a potli.
2. Place a small stand in a pressure cooker, add enough water and place the dry mixture potli on a sieve or in a small vessel and pressure cook for 15 minutes.
3. After steaming the mixture, add some water and knead to make a soft dough.
4. Divide the dough into 2-3 equal portions and roll each portion into a cylindrical shape.
5. Put the dough it into chakali maker and press out round whirls of the dough onto a newspaper or aluminium foil working closely from the centre to the outside of the whirl, you will get 12 to 15 chaklis.
6. Gently lift each chakli using a flat spoon and deep fry in hot oil over a medium flame till it is golden brown.
7. Drain on absorbent paper.
8. Store in an air-tight container.