Air Fryer Jowar Chakli (Cholam Millet Mullu Murukku)
Delicious Air Fryer Jowar Chakli or Cholam Millet Mullu Murukku, a healthy, low oil tea time snack recipe. Crispy, Crunchy Air Fryer Indian Snack Recipe using Jowar Flour or Cholam Maavu. Kid friendly snack, long shelf life South Indian Snack recipe
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
- 1 cup Jowar Flour or Cholam Maavu 1 cup is 250 ml measurement
- 1/2 cup Brown Rice Flour
- 1/2 tsp Ajwain or Carom Seeds
- 1 tsp Sesame Seeds
- 1 1/2 tbsp Butter (salted) 1 tbsp is 15 ml measurement
- Oil (1 tsp for the dough + extra to brush for air frying)
- Lukewarm Water to knead the dough
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- In a wide steel bowl, sift the jowar flour or cholam maavu twice for best results.
- Sift Rice Flour twice
- Now mix both the flours, add salt to taste, asafoetida or hing, ajwain and sesame seeds. Mix everything well.
- Now add the melted salted butter.
- Mix well until you can press the dry flours in your hand (crumb texture) and it holds together (as shown below). Note - This is an important step to ensure the chakli or murukku is not very hard to eat.
- Now slowly add lukewarm water to make a soft yet firm dough.
- Add a tsp of oil and mix well. Keep this aside while you preheat the air fryer. It prevents the dough from drying (since we are not deep frying)
- Prep your chakli press by oiling the insides.
- Now place a small portion of the dough inside.
- Once the air fryer has preheated, apply oil using a brush on the mesh / basket to prevent the chakli being pressed from sticking while air frying.
- Air Fry the Jowar Chakli for the first 5 minutes at 160 degrees C. Brush some oil and air fry the batch again for further 5-7 minutes at 160 degree C. Remove onto a steel container and repeat the process again with the rest of the dough.
- Allow it to cool slightly before enjoying them with a cup of tea or coffee.
Notes
Key Tips to Air Fry the Jowar Chakli
- Sift the flours twice for best results. Get rid of any impurities, husk, bran etc. The flour should be free flowing.
- Preheat the Air Fryer for atleast 5 minutes at 180 degrees C before making the chaklis.
- You have to press the chakli or murrukku directly in the air fryer mesh or basket. Maintain distance to avoid them from sticking with each other.
- Maintaining the temperature and timing is very important to get the crisp texture of the chakli. Only after 5 minutes of air frying, should you apply oil. It will absorb well and lead to crispy texture and prevent hardness while eating or biting.
- Avoid Air Frying at high temperature. You will end up with uncooked centre. Maintain the temperature at 160 Degree C.
- Shelf Life - This Chakli stays fresh and crisp for over a week. However, whenever, I make this, it doesn't last for even one day. Store it in an air tight container in a cool dry place.
- Lukewarm water is advised while kneading as its the best option for softening gluten free flours. It leads to crisp and not hard chaklis. The same tip can be followed while making chapatis with jowar flour.
- As we are adding salted butter, be careful while adding salt with the flours. You can use unsalted butter or safed makkhan for this recipe. I don't recommend ghee for this. If you are a vegan, warm some oil and add to the recipe instead of salted butter.
- You can add white rice flour to the recipe instead of brown rice flour. I have added what was readily available at home.
- If for some reason, you find that the chakli dough is cracking while pressing into the air fryer basket, remove the dough from the press, splash a drop or two of water, knead it and then press the dough.
- If you have accidentally added too much water while kneading the dough, add sifted rice flour (using a spoon) along with some oil and adjust the dough consistency. Do not let the dough go waste.