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How to make instant chakli?
Chakli (or ‘murukku’ as they call it in South India) is an Indian (more specifically, Maharashtrian) spiral-shaped crunchy snack of deep-fried dough made of rice and lentil flour with added spices. The characteristic texture and spiral shape comes as a result of passing it through an extruder called a ‘chakli maker’. Traditionally, chakli making is a laborious process that begins with roasting rice and various lentils along with whole Indian spices. These are then ground in a mill to make what we call a ‘bhajani’ in Marathi. This instant chakli-making method has become my saviour. You can make wonderfully crunchy, perfectly spiced, spirals of chakli in just half an hour without the hassle of roasting and milling the lentils and rice.