Chekkalu / Appadalu

Ingredients:

Rice flour – 2 cups

Water – As required

Chana dal – ¼ cup

Salt – to taste

Chilli ginger paste – 1 tbsp

Butter – 1 tsp

Ajwain – 1 tsp

Oil – To deep fry

Procedure:

Soak chana dal for 30 min and drain the water and set side.

Sieve the flour in a bowl; add salt, ajwain, chilli ginger paste, butter and mix well.

Now add Luke warm water to the flour mixture and mix well to make soft dough. And set aside for 10 min.

Now make a small bowl out of the dough and take a foil paper or zip lock cover, grease your hands and foil paper with oil and using your fingers press the ball into a small disk.

Fry the disks till they turn golden brown and drain the excess oil.

Store them in an air tight container. They will be good for 15days.