Pappu Chekkalu Recipe - Andhra Style Spiced Rice Cracker
A vegetarian Andhra recipe with rice flour, tablespoons chana dal (bengal dal) - soaked for 30 min, tablespoons roasted peanuts (moongphali) - coarsely pounded. Ready in 1h, serves 4.
Curated bySuresh Naidu🇮🇳
Instructions
13 steps- 1
To begin making the Pappu Chekkalu Recipe (Andhra Style Spiced Rice Cracker), first get all the ingredients ready
rice flour(1 cup) - 2
In a pestle and mortar, pound the ginger and green chilies to make a paste
green chillies - finely chopped(2)inch ginger - grated(1) - 3
In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients and the above green chili and ginger paste along with the 2 tablespoons of oil
tablespoons chana dal (bengal dal) - soaked for 30 min(2 gram)tablespoons roasted peanuts (moongphali) - coarsely pounded(2)green chillies - finely chopped(2)inch ginger - grated(1)tablespoons sunflower oil - & more to deep fry(2) - 4
Make a coarse mixture of the rice flour dough
rice flour(1 cup) - 5
Add little water at a time and knead to make firm dough
- 6
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
- 7
Cover the dough with a damp cloth and allow it to rest until we heat the oil for deep frying
tablespoons sunflower oil - & more to deep fry(2) - 8
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan for deep frying
tablespoons sunflower oil - & more to deep fry(2) - 9
Grease your palms and fingers with little oil, take small portions of the dough and flatten it with your fingers to make a disc
- 10
Deep fry these discs (Chekkalu) in the preheated oil on medium heat until it it is golden brown and crisp
tablespoons sunflower oil - & more to deep fry(2) - 11
Once done, remove from the oil and drain on paper towels
- 12
Once it cools down, store in airtight containers and serve when required
- 13
Serve the Pappu Chekkalu as a tea time evening snack along with a cup of coffee or make it for festivals like diwali
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Pappu Chekkalu Recipe - Andhra Style Spiced Rice Cracker
A vegetarian Andhra recipe with rice flour, tablespoons chana dal (bengal dal) - soaked for 30 min, tablespoons roasted peanuts (moongphali) - coarsely pounded. Ready in 1h, serves 4.
Curated bySuresh Naidu🇮🇳
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Directions
13 steps- 1
To begin making the Pappu Chekkalu Recipe (Andhra Style Spiced Rice Cracker), first get all the ingredients ready
rice flour(1 cup) - 2
In a pestle and mortar, pound the ginger and green chilies to make a paste
green chillies - finely chopped(2)inch ginger - grated(1) - 3
In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients and the above green chili and ginger paste along with the 2 tablespoons of oil
tablespoons chana dal (bengal dal) - soaked for 30 min(2 gram)tablespoons roasted peanuts (moongphali) - coarsely pounded(2)green chillies - finely chopped(2)inch ginger - grated(1)tablespoons sunflower oil - & more to deep fry(2) - 4
Make a coarse mixture of the rice flour dough
rice flour(1 cup) - 5
Add little water at a time and knead to make firm dough
- 6
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
- 7
Cover the dough with a damp cloth and allow it to rest until we heat the oil for deep frying
tablespoons sunflower oil - & more to deep fry(2) - 8
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan for deep frying
tablespoons sunflower oil - & more to deep fry(2) - 9
Grease your palms and fingers with little oil, take small portions of the dough and flatten it with your fingers to make a disc
- 10
Deep fry these discs (Chekkalu) in the preheated oil on medium heat until it it is golden brown and crisp
tablespoons sunflower oil - & more to deep fry(2) - 11
Once done, remove from the oil and drain on paper towels
- 12
Once it cools down, store in airtight containers and serve when required
- 13
Serve the Pappu Chekkalu as a tea time evening snack along with a cup of coffee or make it for festivals like diwali
Rate this recipe
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