Tasty Pappu Chekkalu (Rice Cracker) Recipe

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Pappu Chekkalu is a popular South Indian snack. This is made with rice flour and a few spices. These rice crackers are tea time snack generally prepared during the festive time. Let’s follow this recipe.

Ingredients

1 cupRice flour
2 tablespoonsChana dal (Bengal Gram Dal), soaked for 30 min
2 tablespoonsRoasted Peanuts, coarsely pounded
2Green Chilies, finely chopped
1 inchGinger, grated
2 tablespoonsCooking oil, and more to deep fry
10Curry leaves, finely chopped
Saltto taste

Directions

In a pestle and mortar, pound the ginger and green chilies to make a paste and in a large mixing bowl add roasted peanuts, 2 tsp oil, salt, chana dal, rice flour, chopped curry leaves, and green chili and ginger paste.
Make a coarse mixture of the rice flour dough and add a little water at a time and knead to make a firm dough and the dough should be such that when u take a portion of the dough in our hands and hold it together and flatten it, it should hold its shape.
Cover the dough with a damp cloth and allow it to rest until you start frying.
Heat oil in a hea vy bottomed pan for deep frying and grease your palms and fingers with little oil, take small portions of the dough and flatten it with your fingers to make a disc.
Deep fry these discs (Chekkalu) in the preheated oil on medium flame until it is golden brown and crisp.
Once done, remove from the oil and drain on paper towels and once it cools down, store in airtight containers and use when required.
Serve the Pappu Chekkalu as a tea time evening snack along with a cup of coffee or tea.

Meghna Nath