Tuesday, June 12, 2012

RICE CRACKERS WITH MOONG DAL(CHEKKALU WITH MOONG DAL)

INGREDIENTS :
Rice flour      :3 cups
moong dal       :1/2 cup(soak in water for 30 min)
cumin             :1 tsp
salt                  :as needed
green chillies   :5(ground to paste)(optional)
red chilli powder  :1 tsp
curry leaves          :a few

butter                      :2 tsp

METHOD :
Take a bowl add rice flour,cumin,moong dal,red chilli powder,salt ,curry leaves,butter and  knead it to a smooth dough by adding enough water to it.Keep a side for 15 min.
Make small balls from the dough and keep a side.
Take a zip lock bag (cut on 2 sides and opened it like a book) to flatten the small balls  dough.
Now place the dough in the middle and gently press flat . A roller can be used too(use some oil while pressing the dough so it wont stick to the cover).
Heat oil in a pan,once the oil is hot enough,carefully peel the dough and  slowly drop it  in the oil and fry it till golden brown color.
Transfer onto a paper towel to absorb excess oil.
Rice crackers are ready.

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