Chekkalu ~ rice crackers

Ingredients

• Rice flour- 2 cups
• Water- 1/2 to 1 cup( consistency - chapathi dough)
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 tablepoon
• Red chilli powder - as per taste
• Salt - as per taste
• Sesame seeds - 1-3 tablepoon
• Ground nuts - handful (optional)
• Roughly torn curry leaves - few
• Butter - 1 tablepoon
• Water- for mixing
• Oil- for deep frying

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Preparation

• Bring water to boil in a vessel.
• Off the flame and add rice flour and salt to it.
• Mix all the ingredeints well and avoid the formation of lumps.
• Cover it with lid and allow it to stand for 5-10 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients.
• After 10 minutes, knead the dough using ghee/oil/butter.
• Now take small proportions of this mixture and flatten it with the help of your hand into 4-5 inches.
• Meanwhile heat oil in a kadhai and slowly drop them into oil one after the other.
• Deep fry until golden brown and then place them on absorbent paper and then store in air tight container.