Pappu Chekkalu
Pappu Chekkalu is a rice cracker , which is crispy and crunchy , mildly spiced and with a flavour of curry leaves . This is a Andhra speciality .
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice flour
- 1 tbsp channa daal soaked for 1 hour .
- Pinch salt
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp peppercorns
- 1 tbsp butter
- 3-4 curry leaves
- 1 green chilly
- piece A smallginger
- Oil to fry
Instructions
- Take rice flour in a mixing bowl .
- Add a pinch of salt .
- Add the soaked and drained chana daal .
- Roughly pound the cumin and peppercorns and add to the flour.
- Make a paste of curry leaves , green chillies and ginger . Add this to the flour .
- Add butter and mix everything very well , till the butter is completely incorporated .
- Using very little water , bind the dough .
- Make sure the dough is stiff and hard .
- Make balls out of the dough .
- Place the oil to heat .
- Using a plastic sheet place the dough ball and press it with fingers to make a disc .
- The disc can be thin or even slightly thick .
- Fry on moderate flame , let the colour not change .
- Remove the cracker once you see the chana dal colour changes and is crisp .
- Store after they have cooled down .
