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
Equipment
Ingredients
- 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
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.
hiba
I just love this chakuli, we all love it for tea and gobble it up shamelessly 🙂 🙂
Kushi
Thank you Hiba 🙂
cheri
Hi Kushi, always learning something new from you. This looks delicious and healthy. Have a great week-end!
Kushi
Thank you Cheri 🙂
Nisa (Flavour Diary)
i love your baking concept instead of frying...even these are my childhood favourite too
Kushi
Thank you Nisa 🙂
Summer
This looks amazing, Kushi♥
Also, I have nominated you for the Liebster award. You can see the details here on my blog:
Summer
Kushi
Thank you so much dear. So sweet of you 🙂
Nalini Somayaji
lovely chakli ....looks super ....I am fond of these things..surely going to give a try soon...Thank you for trying
Kushi
Thank you Nalini 🙂