Рецепт Ragi (finger millet) murukku or chakli recipe – How to make ragi murukku/chakli recipe – ragi recipes

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Ragi murukku or chakli is a healthy snack made with ragi flour.  Ragi is rich in iron and calcium and has got lot of other health benefits too.  This chakli recipe is also simple and quick to make.  Do try this chakli and give a healthy twist to the usual chaklis made.  It is a perfect and tasty teatime snack and very popular in Karnataka.  Though the look of ragi chakli is not that appealing, it tastes really good.  Now for the recipe.. Prep Time : 10 mins Cook Time : 20 mins Servings : 13-15 chaklis South Indian cuisine INGREDIENTS Ragi flour/finger millet flour – 1 cup Rice flour – 1/2 cup Besan/gram flour – 1/4 cup Melted butter/ghee – 1 tablespoon Red chilli powder – 1 teaspoon White sesame seeds – 1 teaspoon A pinch of asafetida or hing Salt as per taste Cooking oil for deep-frying HOW TO MAKE OR PREPARE RAGI MURUKKU OR CHAKLI RECIPE Sieve the ragi flour, rice flour and gram flour in a wide vessel or bowl.  Discard the small lumps or impurities if any. Add red chilli powder, white sesame seeds, melted butter, hing and salt. Mix well all the ingredients by hand first.  Then add little water and make a smooth and pliable dough.  The dough should not be too thick nor too thin consistency. Keep the dough covered with a cloth to prevent it from drying.  Take a chakli mould with a single hole in it. Take a little dough and place it in the chakli mould.  Press the dough a bit inside the mould and tighten the lid. Press the chakli mould in rounds, to get a spiral shaped chaklis on a butter paper or flat plate, so that it is easy to remove them. Or you can press  the chakli directly on the back of the ladle (as shown in the pic). Gently flip the chaklis into the oil and deep fry till light golden brown in colour. Enjoy the crispy and tasty ragi murukkus as a  teatime snack or any time snack. NOTES/TIPS You can also add little oats flour along with ragi flour to make it more nutritious. Add cumin seeds if you do not have sesame seeds. Do not add more butter or ghee, as the chakli tends to get dispersed in the oil. Ensure to deep fry the chaklis on medium flame. Keep the murukku dough covered to prevent it from drying. Ensure not to overcrowd the frying pan with lot of chaklis.  Deep-fry 3 to 4 chaklis at a time for a more crispier chaklis, Related RecipesMathri recipe – How to make crispy mathri recipe – Diwali snacksSemolina or rava modak recipe – How to make rava modak recipe – modak recipesKara kadubu recipe – How to make kara kadubu (steamed spicy dumplings) recipeDry fruits ladoo recipe -How to make dry fruits laddu recipe – no sugar quick ladoo recipePotato chakli or murukku recipe – Diwali snacks recipeRagi rotti or ragi roti – how to make fingermillet roti/ragi rotti recipe – Indian recipesMethi puri recipe – How to make crispy methi puri recipe – methi poorisWhole urad dal or black gram sundal recipe – How to make ulundu sundal recipe – sundal recipesMixed fruits kesari recipe – How to make fruit kesari recipe – Indian dessertsRasmalai recipe – how to make rasmalai recipe – Instant bengali rasmalai recipe