• In a bowl take rice flour, AP flour, sesame seeds, red chili powder, asafoetida, salt and mix.
• Add the hot oil and mix with the spoon. Once it is cool mix everything together with your hands till it looks like breadcrumbs.
• Add hot water little at a time and mix with spoon. Knead slowly to form a soft dough. Cover and let it rest for 20 minutes.
• Grease the chakali maker with water. Stuff a portion of the dough inside it and close it tightly.
• On an aluminum foil, twist the handle of the chakali maker, moving your hands in a circular motion to get a spiral shaped chakali. Break the dough towards the end and pinch the tip to close the chakali.
• Heat oil in a deep frying pan on a medium heat. Drop a piece of dough into the oil, if the dough gradually comes up, the oil is ready.
• Gently slide the chakali into the oil. Fry the chakali till golden brown on each side. Drain on an absorbent paper.
• Once the chakali cools to room temperature store in an airtight container.

Tips

• If your chakli breaks while shaping ?

  Dough is tough. Wet your hands in water and knead again.