Rava Chakkuli

Rava Chakkuli or Chakli is a deep fried crispy snack and we can munch them any time of the day. Chaklis are made in different ways and using  differebt ingredients, like rice-urid, maida (all purpose flour), channa or besan flour, wheat flour and rava. These chakkuli is good to eat while having your coffee or tea. Any age group will fall love with Chakkuli. It will be crispy, tasty and you can not stop eating them once you start eating. This slogan goes very well with Chakkuli too.

Home Made Chakkulis are always safe. You know that what kind of oil is used and how good they are for eating. I am sure everyone will agree with my words. So time to know the recipe now. It is very easy to prepare. I have used Medium size Rava (Semolina) instead of thin (chiroti rava). I just wanted to try , thats it. It comes out super.

Here is a recipe of Rava-Rice Chakkuli. ...as I said before, you all love this I am sure.

Things Needed : 

Rava : Semolina :  1 Cup ( Upma Rava : Medium sized)
Rice flour : 2 Cups (Fine powder)
Salt : To taste
Water : 2 Cups
Chilly Powder : 1/2 Tea spoon
Sesame Seeds : 2 Table spoons
Oil : 2 Cups  (To fry).
Bitter : 1 Table spoon full

Method :

1. Keep a pan on the fire . Put water. Add salt. When it starts to boil add rava and mix it well. Let it dissolve and thicken.

 2. Now put off the fire and remove the pan from the fire.

 3. Add rice powder, sesame seeds and mix it well with rava. If needed add water and prepare the dough. It should not be too thick or too loose. Kneed the dough well.

4. Now keep a pan on the fire and put oil and heat.
5. Prepare chakkuli using chakkuli mould and fry those chakkuli in the hot   oil. Let the oil be on medium flame.

7. You can also prepare kodubale (another snack item) using the same dough.

Chakkuli and Kodubale- Ready to Serve

Note :

The consistency should be correct to prepare crispy chakkulis. Do not add water if not necessary. Add them little by little while kneeding the dough. Add little more chilly powder and ingh if preparing Kodubali. It taste better. Fry kodubale on low flame to make them crispy. Better use it within a week.

Time : 40 minutes.
25 to 30 Chakkulis can be prepared.

Ready to Serve Chakkuli

Medium Size Rava (Semolina )

Almond -Carrot Kheer

Almond - Carrot Kheer is a sweet dish, prepared using jaggery and fresh milk. It is easy, tasty and we can have them at any time of the day. Cold or Hot both taste delicious. Fresh almond drink is always better as you know.  Here I used jaggery instead of sugar to make it completely healthy. You can use jaggery as you like more or less according to your wish. I used to prepare this kheer with using sugar for the sweetness. When I was just thinking to make the kheer little more healthy side, it flashed in my mind is that better use jaggey, that too with small portion.

This is a healthy drink for the whole family. Almonds, carrots and milk have lots of beneficial values in them. Lets see some benefits of eating Almonds.

Almonds help to lower the bad cholesterol. They protects artery walls from damage. Almonds help build strong bones and teeth. They provide healthy fats and aid in weight loss. almonds lower the rise in blood sugar and insulin after meals. They also help provide good brain function. They nourish the nervous system.

Milk  provides calcium which helps to maintenance of healthy bones and teeth. Calcium is also important for blood clotting and wound healing maintaining normal blood pressure. Milk is also one of the important nutrient found that helps with sleep, muscle movement, learning and memory. Milk is rich in potassium and Vitamin D. Milk also provides magnesium, phosphorus, Vitamin A, Vitamin B-6, and Vitamin B-12.

Here is a recipe of  " Almonds -Carrot Kheer " as I said it will be liked by all age group.

Things Needed :

Carrots : 2 To 3 (Medium sized)
Almonds : 15 ti 20 (or One Handful )
Jaggery : 1/2 Cup
Cardamom : 5 to 6
Milk : 2 Cups

 

Method :

1. Wash and scrape out the outer skin of carrots and cook with a cup of water.

2. Uncover the cardamom pods and powder it.

3. Keep a pan on the fire and put a cup of water. Put jaggery and let it melt nicely. Sieve the jaggery and keep the cleaned jaggery aside.

4. Put almonds in hot water and leave it for 10 minutes. Remove the almond skin.

5. Now grind almonds, crardamom pods and cooked carrots till paste. Remove the mixture from liquidizer and keep it aside.

6. Keep a big pan on the fire and put ground mixture and  cleaned jaggery . Mix it well and let it boil nicely.

 7. Now shift the boiled kheer to a serving bowl. Cool it and mix it with fresh milk when it is cooled a bit.

8. Serve ready "Almond -Carrot Kheer " at any time of the day.

Note :

Do not add more carrots since it overtakes the flavour. Using sugar is optional. It taste differ. Do not add any ghee or butter to it.Adding Cashew nuts will enrich the taste. I have not added it. Adding more or less jaggery is also an optional. Adding more water is also an optional. But it does not taste that good. Adding coconut milk is also an optional. It adds to the taste and richness to the kheer.

Time  : 20 minutes.
Serves :  5 to 6