Chakli

Chakli is a savoury snack from Maharashtra, India. It is a spiral-shaped snack with a spiked surface.

Chakli is typically made from flours of rice, Bengal gram (brown chickpea) and black gram (urad daal). It has several variations, depending on the types and proportion of flours used. Murukku is a South Indian snack typically made with rice and black gram flour during Diwali. It is also very popular in South Africa, introduced by the Indian diaspora. Maize flour is used instead of rice flour with the addition of salt and cumin as the basic dry ingredients. It is sold by street vendors and at neighborhood shops. Kadboli is a similar dish, which is shaped by hand instead of with an extruder. In Indonesia, murukku and chakli variations are known as akar kelapa, and are particularly popular among Betawi.