Baked Chakli - Easy Indian Snack

Baked Chakli is a crispy and savory Indian snack recipe prepared using rice flour and aromatic spices. Serve it as an evening snack with Indian chai tea or filter coffee.

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Baked Chakli - Easy Indian Snack

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Baked Chakli is a crispy and savory Indian snack recipe prepared using rice flour and aromatic spices. Serve it as an evening snack with Indian chai tea or filter coffee.

5 from 16 votes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine Indian

Servings 30 bite size chaklis

Calories 5 kcal

Equipment

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  Chakli press

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 1 Rice flour
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Red chile powder Cayenne powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
• ▢ 2 to 3 teaspoon Sesame seeds
• ▢ Pinch of Asafoetida Hing
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
• ▢ 2 teaspoon Oil butter
• ▢ ¼ cup Yogurt curds or dahi
• ▢ ½ teaspoon Salt
• ▢ Pepper powder to taste (optional)

Instructions

 

Preparation

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F or 180 degrees C. Line your baking sheet with parchment paper or a greased baking pan and keep it aside.
• Add flour, chile powder, cumin seeds, sesame seeds, hing, turmeric, oil, salt and mix well. Add yogurt and mix.
  1 Rice flour, 1 teaspoon Red chile powder, 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds, 2 to 3 teaspoon Sesame seeds, Pinch of Asafoetida, ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder, 2 teaspoon Oil, ¼ cup Yogurt, ½ teaspoon Salt, Pepper powder
• Add water in tablespoon increments and knead to form a semi-soft dough.

Baked chakli

• Grease the chakli mold and the star-shaped plate with oil.
• Fill the chakli mold with the prepared dough and gently press, moving from the center towards the outside, to form a spiral-shaped chakli of the desired size on parchment paper.
• If you find it difficult to shape, make sticks from it.
• Bake the chakli for 12 to 15 minutes. Then flip and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes or until it becomes crispy.
• Cool it and store it in an airtight container. It will remain fresh for at least 15 days.

Notes

• Vary the spices as per your taste.
• You can also add minced garlic cloves if desired.
• For deep-fried chakli, check out our recipe for instant rice chakli. 
• If the chaklis break while shaping, it means there is less moisture content. Take the dough out, add some more water, knead, and form the chaklis again. 
• The baking time may vary depending on the type of oven and temperature. So start watching it a little earlier than the mentioned time to prevent it from burning. 
• Chakli press is available in steel, wooden, and brass form in any Indian stores in the USA or UK. You can also make this with star shaped piping nozzles. 
• Adding more oil while baking will make your chaklis soft. 

Nutrition

Calories: 5kcalCarbohydrates: 0.2gProtein: 0.2gFat: 0.4gSaturated Fat: 0.03gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.2gTrans Fat: 0.001gCholesterol: 0.1mgSodium: 41mgPotassium: 6mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 0.1gVitamin A: 21IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 4mgIron: 0.1mg

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Chakkuli, Chakri, Chakralu

Chakli is a bite-size spiral-shaped Indian savory snack recipe. It is also called chakali, chakuli, chakkuli, chakri, chakralu in Indian laguages.Traditionally, chakli, also known as murukku, is a deep-fried snack prepared using rice, urad dal, and different spices. Today, we oven-baked the chaklis instead of deep-frying them. Try this guilt-free recipe if you like to munch late at night or even while watching a movie or working.

While you are here, check out our murukku made using rice flour and urad dal and our instant rice flour chakli recipe.

Ingredients

Rice flour: Forms base of chakli. Available in any Indian or Asian stores
Yogurt: Dahi or curds adds tangy flavor and makes the dough soft.
Oil: Makes it crispy.
We have used only the following spices: cumin seeds, chile powder, hing, sesame seeds, turmeric powder, salt, and pepper powder.

Check out the recipe card for the full list of the ingredients.

Preparation

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F or 180 degrees C. Line your baking sheet with parchment paper or a greased baking pan and keep it aside.
• Add flour, chile powder, cumin seeds, sesame seeds, hing, turmeric, oil, salt and mix well. Add yogurt and mix.
• Add water in tablespoon increments and knead to form a semi-soft dough.

Baked chakli

• Grease the chakli mold and the star-shaped plate with oil.
• Fill the chakli mold with the prepared dough and gently press, moving from the center towards the outside, to form a spiral-shaped chakli of the desired size on parchment paper.
• If you find it difficult to shape, make sticks from it.
• Bake the chakli for 12 to 15 minutes. Then flip and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes or until it becomes crispy.
• Cool it and store it in an airtight container. It will remain fresh for at least 15 days.

Tips

• Vary the spices as per your taste.
• You can also add minced garlic cloves if desired.
• For deep-fried chakli, check out our recipe for instant rice chakli. 
• If the chaklis break while shaping, it means there is less moisture content. Take the dough out, add some more water, knead, and form the chaklis again. 
• The baking time may vary depending on the type of oven and temperature. So start watching it a little earlier than the mentioned time to prevent it from burning. 
• Chakli press is available in steel, wooden, and brass form in any Indian stores in the USA or UK. You can also make this with star shaped piping nozzles. 
• Adding more oil while baking will make your chaklis soft. 

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Note: We originally posted this baked chakli in Apr 2016. It has now been modified in March 2024 with Expert Chef Tips, FAQs, Storage Instructions, etc.