Chakkuli Thovve

Chakkuli thovve / dali thoy is a very popular combo in Udupi. Crispy chaklis dunked in hot dal tastes awesome.

1 cup toor dal /Arhar dal

2-3 green chillies slit

Generous amount of hing/ asafoetida

Salt to taste

For the tempering:

3 tsp oil or ghee

2 tsp mustard

curry leaves

3 broken red chillies

Ingredients for Chakli:

2 cups of rice flour

1/4 cup besan/ chickpea flour

3 tbsp roasted dal /putani/ hurigadale powder

2 1/2 tbsp butter

Salt to taste

1 tsp chilli powder

2 tbsp white til/ sesame seeds

Oil for frying

to make thovve/dal, wash and soak dal in 2 cups water for 20 mins
Put the dal, green chillies in cooker with water and cook it for 3-4 whistles or till it is cooked well
Transfer the cooked dal n a vessel, hing add salt to taste, water if needed
Make it boil for 5 mins, add the tempering with the ingredients mentioned. Serve hot.
To make chakli take rice flour, besan,putani powder,salt, and sesame seeds in a bowl, mix well
Add the butter and again mix, add water and make a soft dough
Make chaklis, on a plastic sheet or paper and deep fry on a medium flame till it turns golden brown and crisp
Store in an airtight container once it comes to room temperature

How to serve:

Put thovve / Dal in a serving bowl, break the chaklis and put in it and serve immediately.

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