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CHAKKILALU, 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.

This corn dosa is known as makka attu. It is popular in Telangana and is a very common food liked by many in my family. Have a look at the recipe

Ingredients

Fresh corn
Salt
Red chilli
Dosa pan
Coriander powder
Garlic
3 spoons oil
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Making (simple if you follow the pictures) 

Take 2 cups of fess corn

Grind it to a paste in mixer (add water for smooth grinding)

Add salt, red chilli powder as per requirement

Light a stove and put a Dosa pan on it

Once the pan attains minimum heat, pour the paste (same like dosa)

Add two spoons of oil on top of it .fry it on two sides

Makka Attu ready