Hesaru bele chakli recipe | How to make moong dal chakli | Crispy murukku
By Latha on November 21st, 2023
Hesaru bele chakli or moong dal murukku recipe explained with step by step pictures and a video. This hesaru bele chakkuli is prepared using rice flour, moong dal, asafoetida and cumin seeds. Learn how to make tasty, crispy and easy chakli or chakkuli. Chakli is a popular deep fried snacks from Karnataka which will be in spiral shape.
Chakkuli, that is how chakli is familiar in Karnataka, is prepared on festivals and special occasions. There are so many varietis of chaklis are in practice through out Karnataka. This chakkuli recipe is an instant easy way to make chaklis yet it is the tastiest chakli or chakkuli. This is an easy way for those busy mothers or when you are in hurry. Try this super light, crispy and tasty chakkulis for this Ganesha festival. I have also shared one more very very tasty chakli recipe along with this. It is a bit difficult but those are the ultimate chaklis.
If you are looking for more Karnataka style snacks recipes then do check our snacks section. Or if you are looking for more deep fried snacks recipes then do check our kodubale, kara kaddi, mangalore bajji, kayi vade, crispy chili bajji, stuffed mirchi bajji and onion pakoda recipes.
I have made a video on this recipe with Kannada narration, which I have embedded it below. Kindly have a look.
Preparation time: 40 min
Cooking time: 20 min
Serves: 15
Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)
- 1 cup rice flour
- 1/4 cup moong dal or hesaru bele
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- Big pinch of asafoetida
- Salt as per your taste
- 2 tbsp hot oil or small lemon sized butter (for the dough)
- Oil to deep fry
Instructions for making hesaru bele or moong dal chakli:
- To begin with take the moong dal in a pressure cooker and rinse it.
- Add in 3 times the water and pressure cook the moong dal until mushy.
- Making 2 whistles would be sufficient. Mash it well or grind it into paste using mixer grinder.
- Mash it well or grind it into a fine paste using mixer grinder. Set it aside.
- Next in a container, take rice flour, cumin seeds and asafoetida.
- Add salt as per taste and give it a quick mix.
- Heat 2 tbsp oil and pour it over the flour. You can add the butter as well, but no need to melt the butter.
- Rub and mix it well.
- Now add the mashed moong dal into it.
- Knead it into a soft but stiff dough.
- Take big orange sized dough and shape it into cylindrical.
- Now make use of the chakli mould and press it directly into hot oil to prepare murukku.
- Fry under medium flame until the bubbles are stopped and you get a lovely golden colour.
- Or press the chaklis on a plastic sheet.
- Take the pressed chaklis in hand and carefully drop it into the hot oil.
- Fry under medium flame until the bubbles are stopped and you get a lovely golden colour. Finish making all the chaklis and enjoy.
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