Chakli is a savoury snack from India. It is a spiral shaped snack with a spiked surface. Chakli is typically made from

flour Flour is a powder made by grinding raw grains, roots, beans, nuts, or seeds. Flours are used to make many different foods. Cereal flour, particularly wheat flour, is the main ingredient of bread, which is a staple food for many culture ...

s of

rice Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima ''Oryza glaberrima'', commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown i ...

bengal gram The chickpea or chick pea (''Cicer arietinum'') is an annual legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. Its different types are variously known as gram" or Bengal gram, garbanzo or garbanzo bean, or Egyptian pea. Chickpea seeds are high ...

(brown chickpea) and

black gram ''Vigna mungo'', also known as black gram, urad bean, urid bean, mash kalai, uzhunnu parippu, ulundu paruppu, minapa pappu, uddu, or black matpe, is a bean grown in South Asia. Like its relative, the mung bean, it has been reclassified from the ...

(''urad daal''). It has several variations, depending on the types and proportion of flours used.

Murukku Murukku (Malayalam – മുറുക്ക്, Tamil – முறுக்கு) is a savoury, crunchy snack originating from the Indian subcontinent. The name ''murukku'' derives from the Tamil word for "twisted", which refers to its shape. ...

, a similar snack typically made without the Bengal gram flour, is also sometimes called "chakli". Chakri is also a common nickname for "Chakradhar," a name of Indian origin. It's especially made for

Diwali Diwali (), Dewali, Divali, or Deepavali ( IAST: ''dīpāvalī''), also known as the Festival of Lights, related to Jain Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, Tihar, Swanti, Sohrai, and Bandna, is a religious celebration in Indian religions. It is ...

. It's very popular in South Africa, introduced by the Indian diaspora. Maize flour is used instead of rice flour with the addition of salt and cumin as the basic dry ingredients. Sold by street vendors and at neighborhood shops. Generally, referred to as "murkoo" but also called "jaw-breakers" by others.

Names

Other names of the dish include mr, चकली ''chakali'' (Original name), Odiya: ଦାନ୍ତକଲି Dantkali, ta, முறுக்கு ''murukku'', gu, ચકરી ''chakri'', te, చక్రాలు ''chakralu'' or ''jantikalu'', kn, ಚಕ್ಕುಲಿ ''chakkuli'', and knn, Chakri or Chakkuli.

, a similar dish typically made without the bengal gram, is also sometimes called "chakli".

Kadboli Kadboli or kadaboli ( Konkani and mr, कडबोळी), is a traditional savoury snack prepared in Konkan, India. Kadboli is typically made from a mixture of chickpea, urad, moong and rice flour, salt, and flavourings such as chili, ajwain ...

is a similar dish, which is shaped by hand instead of an extruder. In

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

, murukku and chakli variations are known as ''akar kelapa'', and are particularly popular among Betawi.

Ingredients and preparation

Chakli is made from

s of

(chickpea) and

(urad dal). Other ingredients include

coriander Coriander (;

seed powder,

cumin Cumin ( or , or Article title
) (''Cuminum cyminum'') is a

Some variations also include green gram (moong) and

pigeon pea The pigeon pea (''Cajanus cajan'') is a perennial legume from the family Fabaceae native to the Old World. The pigeon pea is widely cultivated in tropical and semitropical regions around the world, being commonly consumed in South Asia, Southeas ...

(tuar/arhar) instead of black gram. The flours and seed powders are mixed, and boiling water is added to make a

dough Dough is a thick, malleable, sometimes elastic paste made from grains or from leguminous or chestnut crops. Dough is typically made by mixing flour with a small amount of water or other liquid and sometimes includes yeast or other leavening ag ...

. The dough is kneaded and shaped into circular forms, using a mould. In commercial food processing units, usually a chakli

extruder Extrusion is a process used to create objects of a fixed cross-sectional profile by pushing material through a die of the desired cross-section. Its two main advantages over other manufacturing processes are its ability to create very complex ...

is used for shaping the dough. The shaped dough is fried in hot oil, until it becomes brown in colour. It is then removed from the oil, drained and cooled.

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