Chekkalu

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By Shaalini Shaalu

Jan, 26th

573

Servings
10 persons
Cook Time
30 minutes
Ingredients
7 - 9

Ingredients

  • Butter
  • Chana dal
  • Curry leaves
  • Ginger
  • Green chillies
  • Oil
  • Rice flour
  • Salt
  • Water

Instructions

  • Take a bowl add rice flour & salt.Mix the dry mixture. In a blender put ginger,curry leaves & green chillies & grind it to a fine paste .Add this paste to the flour along with chana dal.Mix well. Add butter to the mixture and mix well as it will work as a binding agent.At this point add FEW drops of water.Knead the dough. Divide the dough in equal parts as desired.Make small balls out of it similar to a dumpling.Take a plastic sheet rest the dumpling on it ,cover it with the other side of the plasticsheet & press it with your palm. Repeat the same procedure for all dumplings. Heat oil in a deep frying pan.Ensure that oil has reached its correct temperature & then add chekkalu slowly.Allow it to cook on medium flame . They are ready to be served.