Chakli

Got this recipe from Madhura's recipes. Its a keeper !

Ingredients:

• Moong Daal- 1/2 cup
• Water-3/4 cup
• All Purpose flour- 2 cups
• Dhane Jeere powder- 1 tsp
• Red chilli powder-1 n half tsp
• Turmeric- 1/4 tsp
• Salt
• Ajwain - 1/2 tsp
• Sesame seeds- 1 tsp
• Oil- for frying

Procedure:

• Pressure cook  1/2 cup Moong Daal with 3/4 th cup water.
• Steam All purpose flour( in a pressure cooker without using whistle)
• Press the lumps formed in the all purpose flour and sieve it.
• Mash the cooked moong daal. 
• Add red chilli powder, salt, turmeric, sesame seeds. ajwain, dhane jeere pood to all purpose flour and mix.
• Now add mashed moong daal paste in little quantity and start kneading a dough. 
• The dough is supposed to be very firm , so we do not add any extra water at this point until we use the entire moong daal paste.
• Keep kneading the dough. If required add 1-2 Tblsp water and knead a firm dough.
• Heat oil in a wide pan. 
• Note: The oil should be extremely hot, else chaklis break and become soggy.
• Put dough in chakli maker, make chaklis and fry. 
• Enjoy :)