Chakli

Chakli is a savoury snack from India. It is a spiral-shaped snack with a spiked surface. Chakli is typically made from flours of rice, Bengal gram and black gram (urad daal). It has several variations, depending on the types and proportion of flours used. Murukku, is a South Indian snack typically made with Rice and black gram (urad daal) flour during Diwali. It is also very popular in South Africa, introduced by the Indian diaspora. Maize flour is used instead of rice flour with the addition of salt and cumin as the basic dry ingredients. It is sold by street vendors and at neighborhood shops. Kadboli is a similar dish, which is shaped by hand instead of with an extruder. In Indonesia, murukku and chakli variations are known as akar kelapa, and are particularly popular among Betawi. Chakri is also a common nickname for "Chakradhar," a name of Indian origin. Other names of the dish include Kannada: ಚಕ್ಕುಲಿ chakkuli, Marathi: चकली chakali, Odiya: ଦାନ୍ତକଲି Dantkali, Gujarati: ચકરી chakri, Telugu: చక్రాలు chakralu or jantikalu and Konkani: Chakri or Chakkuli. The earliest mention of a dish similar to Chakli comes from ancient Ayurvedic texts where it is known as "Saskuli"; it was made from spiced rice flour dough with sesame seeds and then placed in a presser to form a long thread-like design and fried in ghee or oil. The word Saskuli literally translates to "ear-shaped" design. This early variation of rice flour-based chakli may have more closely resembled rice-murukku than the chakli known today. The recipe that closely resembles modern Chakli finds mention in the medieval period cookbook Soopa Shastra dated to 1509 AD. This recipe was made from a blend of rice flour, Bengal gram flour and urad dal flour.

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