Diwali snacks: How to make Shankarpali, Chivda and Chakli

We'd asked you, dear readers, to share your favourite Diwali recipes.

Here Kumudini Shetty shares some traditional recipes.

Khara Shankarpali

A crispy, salty deep fried snack made from all purpose flour, milk and sugar.

Ingredients

• 1 and 1/2 cup maida
• 2 tbsp small rava
• 2 tbsp butter/ghee
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1/4 cup milk or warm water
• Oil for deep frying

Method

• In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, rava, milk, salt, butter and knead into a thick dough. Cover and keep aside for 20 minutes.
• Make small balls from the dough and roll them into thick rotis.
• Using a knife, cut out small diamond pieces from the roti.
• Heat oil in a deep pan and slowly, slide the diamond pieces in batches.
• Fry till golden brown.
• Remove and drain the excess oil using a kitchen napkin.
• Once they cool down, store them in an air tight container.

Poha Chivda

A salty snack made from flattened rice.

Ingredients

• 1 kg thin poha
• 1 cup peanuts
• 2 green chillies
• 8 to 10 curry leaves
• 8 to 10 pieces thinly sliced dry coconut (copra)
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp oil
• Salt as required
• A pinch of sugar

Method

• Heat a kadai and dry roast the poha on medium heat for 2 minutes. Keep aside.
• Heat oil in a kadai. Add curry leaves, coconut and peanuts. Add salt.
• Add turmeric, sugar and lemon juice. Mix well and switch off the flame.
• Add poha while the kadai is still hot and mix well. Add more salt if necessary.
• When it cools, store in an air tight container.

Butter Chakli

A salty crunchy snack made from rice flour and butter.

Ingredients

• 2 cups rice flour
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 2 tsp jeera
• 1 tsp black sesame seeds
• Salt as required
• Warm water as required
• Chakli maker with single star mould

Method

• Knead rice flour, butter, jeera, sesame seeds and salt in a thick dough using warm water.
• Stuff this mixture in a chakli maker with a star mould.
• Make round-shaped chakli -- minimum 3 to 4 rounds without leaving much gap between two circles.
• Heat oil in a kadai and slide the chaklis one by one.
• Fry the chaklis in batches.
• Turn the sides and fry till they are cooked well.
• Drain the excess oil and store in an air-tight container.

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