Fry up some chakkulies for a rainy evening snack! Cheranda Nali Appayya shares her recipe.

Chakkuli (Muruku)

Ingredients:

• ½ cup fried Bengal gram
• ½ cup black gram
• 2 cups rice flour
• ½ cup thick coconut milk
• ¼ teaspoon jeera
• ¼ teaspoon of gingelly (sesame seed)
• 5 cups water
• Salt to taste
• Oil for frying

Method:

• Roast fried Bengal gram and black gram, then grind to a powder.
• Boil the water.
• Add coconut milk, salt, rice flour and fried bengal gram flour and black gram flour.
• Cook it until it is thick.
• Remove from fire and pour the mixture into a plate.
• Add salt, jeera and sesame.
• Knead the mixture.
• Press portions of the dough through a chakkuli press onto a paper covered surface.
• Fry them to a golden brown.
• When cool, store them in an air tight container.