CHAKKILALU

CHAKKILALU, best and most important snacks in our state, Makara Sankranti to Marriages these snacks occupy a significant role in festivities. In fact the Sankranti festival is an ideal occasion to make when farmers get their paddy in hand. Chakkilalu are a part of bhogi celebrations in rural Andhra  and in telangana a unique ceremony called “pokalu “ are celebrated using chakkilalu in different shapes and some time with letters printed on them .

They are not easy to make and requires good practice.  (Adding a video this time)

Ingredients: Rice, Salt, Sesame seeds ( nuvvulu),Oil

Making 

Wash One KG of rice in fresh water 2- 3 times and soak them in a bowl of water  ( minimum) for a full night.

Grind the rice into a paste (look at the picture)

Add sesame seeds ( ¼ Kg for one KG rice) and add adequate salt then mix it

Add one or two cups of water so that the paste doesn’t dry up

Take a fresh cloth and start making chakkilalu (watch the video). This requires lot of patients

Make at least 20 to 30 and let them dry in room condition on the cloth

Take a pan and add 1 litre of oil and heat it to a level where it can fry chakkilam

Fry the snack for 4- 5 minutes, they are ready to eat

IMP: you can preserve them in plastic boxes (at least a month) so once made can be used for longer time.

MAKKA ATTLU

This corn dosa is known as makka attu. It is popular in Telangana and is a very common food liked by many in my family. Have a look at the recipe

Ingredients

Fresh corn
Salt
Red chilli
Dosa pan
Coriander powder
Garlic
3 spoons oil
Jeera

Making (simple if you follow the pictures) 

Take 2 cups of fess corn

Grind it to a paste in mixer (add water for smooth grinding)

Add salt, red chilli powder as per requirement

Light a stove and put a Dosa pan on it

Once the pan attains minimum heat, pour the paste (same like dosa)

Add two spoons of oil on top of it .fry it on two sides

Makka Attu ready

BRINJAL. FRY

Brinjal fry

This brinjal fry is one of the easiest curries to make at home. Mom makes it even easier and simpler. Just follow the simple steps

Ingredients

Brinjal
Coriander
Onion leaves
Green Chillies
Ginger
Garlic
Dry Coconut

# Masala: Cut onions and ginger garlic into small pieces. Add some water and grind them to a paste.

Cut brinjal horizontally and put them in a bowl and add water to it (adding water will ensure that the brinjal doesn’t lose the colour)

Lit the stove and put a fry pan and add oil to it. Let the oil gain heat for 5 min

Add the #Masala to the pan and fry it until it gets brown colour.

Once the Masala attains brown colour add coriander leaves and the brinjal pieces

Mix the Masala and brinjal with a spoon (make sure the pieces are not crushed)

Add Haldi, red chilli powder and salt (quantity is your choice)
Add some tamarind juice to the mix

Close the pan with a cap on top of it
Wait for five minutes and mix it 2 to 3 times and allow the brinjal to absorb Masala