Chakali bhajani flour recipe |chakli chi bhajani peeth |how to make chakli bhajani peeth at home

According to me chakli is the queen of diwali faral recipes .Diwali feast is incomplete with out home made savory, crispy Chakali's .

BHAJANI CHAKLI RULES AMONGST ALL CHAKLIS,if you are a maharashtrian or have tasted bhajani chakli i am sure you will know why am i saying so.

In maharashtra and mumbai you get this chakli bhajani flour easily in shops .Nothing can compete the taste of home made chakali and especially if its made with homemade chakli Bhajani  flour

 chakli is a spiral snack made during diwali festival also known as murukku in south. peeth means flour. word bhajani is derived from the word bhajane in marathi which literally means to roast

In bhajani flour various lentils and pulses are roasted along with few spices and then ground in a flour mill.

Ingredients

1 kg rice (tandul)
250gms bengal gram, split (Chana dal),
50 gms black gram, split ( white Urad dal)
100 gms yellow  moong dal
1/2 cup coriander seeds(dhane)
1/4 cup cumin seeds(jeera)
lavang(cloves) 10-12
black pepper (kali miri) - 10-12
cinamom sticks (dalchini) - three one inch sticks


Method:

1.wash rice properly ,and drain water . let it dry under fan in shade (do not dry under direct  sunlight)
2.Since we are not going to wash dals ,first pick any stones from dals ,then clean dals with damp cotton cloth separately
3.Dry roast each dals separately on medium heat, until golden brown. Dry roast rice and pohe till brown.
4 Then roast Cumin seeds and Coriander seeds and spices (lavang ,black pepper , cinamom sticks ) until aromatic.
5.Let all roasted Items cool down. Mix all and grind to fine powder.you can give it in flour mill .This flour is called 'Chakali chi Bhajani'.
The grinding can be done in a good grinder or flour mill, so Bhajani will be pure and not of mixed quality.   This roasted Flour is used to make Chakali.
6.Store this Bhajani in an airtight container upto 4-5 months.

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