Chekkalu

Ingredients:

• 2 Cups Rice flour
• 5 tbsp Channa dal(soaked in water for 1 hr)
• salt to taste
• 8-10 Green chillies
• 1" Ginger
• few curry leaves, chopped
• 2 tbsp Ghee
• Water to make dough (roughly 1/2 cup)
• Oil to deep fry

Method:

• Grind & make a coarse paste with ginger & chillies.
• Take rice flour & add channa dal, chilli-ginger paste, curry leaves, salt, ghee & mix.
• Now add little water & mix it to a tight dough.
• Take a small lemon size ball of the dough, place it on a zip lock bag & press it.
• Heat oil in a pan , slowly drop the shaped chekkalu.
• Fry on a medium flame till golden brown & crisp.
• Remove & place on a tissue.Cool them completely & store.