
Diwali is not complete without Chaklis . Chaklis are crispy spiral snack made from rice flour & is a perfect snack to go along with tea or coffee .
Ingredients needed for Chaklis are :
Rava / semolina – 1/2 cup
Rice Flour – 1 cup
Salt to taste
Chilli Powder – 2 tsp
Soft Unsalted Butter – 1 tblspn
Asafoetida / Hing – 1/2 tsp
Sesame Seeds – 1 tbs
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Water – 1 cup + 1/4 cup
Method :
Heat 1 cup of water in a sauce pan, once it comes to a boil, add the sooji and mix well till it becomes like a soft dough .
Bring this dough to room temperature.
Add salt, sesame seeds, butter, chili powder and asafetida to the sooji dough and mix well.
Now add in rice flour and start mixing it nicely , if you find the batter too dry, add in some water and make a soft dough.
The consistency of the dough should be soft .
Cover and let it rest for 30 mins .
For Baking
Preheat the oven to 400 degree F. Take one big baking tray and line it with parchment paper or aluminium foil. Make chakari and put it in the oven to bake. Bake it for 15 minutes and then turn it around. Again bake it for around 10-15 minutes. Chakari should be a very very light brown in color. Take them out and store in airtight container.
For Deep frying
Heat oil in a frying pan. Make chakari with use of the mold and put them on paper. Put chakari in batches and fry them until golden brown, on medium slow flame. Take them out and drain out excess oil on absorbent paper. Store them in air tight container.



Wow could you bring some over as I don’t have a deep fat fryer hehe. Also what is hing?
asafetida or hing is used as a digestive aid, it comes from the dried sap extracted from the stem and roots of plants and is used as a spice in Indian cookig . You can have the whole platter š
wow, sounds great, hrrrm now I need to know how to get hold of it…my digestive system is pretty rubbish with all the painkillers i have to take, so this might give it a boost hehe x
All Indian grocery stores carry them as they are important part of Indian cuisine ..
We unfortunately dont have any indian grocery stores here, a real bummer š¦
Amazon is the best bet for you š
ooh didnt think of that x
Love it
Will be trying soon. Almost no fat!
Sonal , its your kind of thing . Healthy. Litrally oil free and crunchy spicy š
Yes š
Yesss š
These look so fun!
Lori these are and crunchy and spicy too š
love the baked version. Will try it!
Do give them a try š
Oh I love these – seeing your pictures bring back a lot of memories for me š Looks delicious.
How do the baked and fried differ in crunchiness. I don’t like challis too crispy as they are hard to eat for me.