CHAKKILALU
By Rajkamal 12:20 PM chakkilaluCHAKKILALU, best and most important snacks in our state, Makara Sankranti to Marriages these snacks occupy a significant role in festivities. In fact the Sankranti festival is an ideal occasion to make when farmers get their paddy in hand. Chakkilalu are a part of bhogi celebrations in rural Andhra and in telangana a unique ceremony called “pokalu “ are celebrated using chakkilalu in different shapes and some time with letters printed on them .
They are not easy to make and requires good practice. (Adding a video this time)
Ingredients: Rice, Salt, Sesame seeds ( nuvvulu),Oil
Making
Wash One KG of rice in fresh water 2- 3 times and soak them in a bowl of water ( minimum) for a full night.
Grind the rice into a paste (look at the picture)
Add sesame seeds ( ¼ Kg for one KG rice) and add adequate salt then mix it
Add one or two cups of water so that the paste doesn’t dry up
Take a fresh cloth and start making chakkilalu (watch the video). This requires lot of patients
Make at least 20 to 30 and let them dry in room condition on the cloth
Take a pan and add 1 litre of oil and heat it to a level where it can fry chakkilam
Fry the snack for 4- 5 minutes, they are ready to eat
IMP: you can preserve them in plastic boxes (at least a month) so once made can be used for longer time.
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