To savor these irresistable munchies, bribe your Andhra friends or colleagues into giving you a dabba of janthikalu or prepare them at home following this recipe. Just do it and you’ll understand why these munchies are adored by Andhras. 🙂 In recent past, almost every town and city in Andhra have their friendly neighbourhood home food stores, Swagruha or Abhiruchi, selling traditional sweets and snacks like chegodi, janthikalu, murukkulu and chekalu to name a few. A favorite recipe among many a home cook of Andhra. It was a delight watching Ammamma press concentric layers of janthikulu onto a heavy bottomed vessel of hot oil and deep fry to a vibrant golden shade with effortless ease – food art at its best. The main actors are rice flour and besan with salt, chilli powder, ajwain, sesame seeds and ghee or butter providing the supporting roles. The deep frying needs to be done on medium flame to ensure eveness in cooking, crispness and to achieve that golden.
