Other names of the dish include Marathi: चकली chakali, Odiya: ଦାନ୍ତକଲି Dantkali, Tamil: முறுக்கு murukku, Gujarati: ચકરી chakri, Telugu: చక్రాలు chakralu or jantikalu, Kannada: ಚಕ್ಕುಲಿ chakkuli, and Konkani: Chakri or Chakkuli.
Murukku, a similar dish typically made without the bengal gram, is also sometimes called "chakli". Kadboli is a similar dish, which is shaped by hand instead of an extruder. [2] In Indonesia, murukku and chakli variations are known as akar kelapa, and are particularly popular among Betawi.[3]
Chakli is a savoury snack from India. It is a spiral shaped snack with a spiked surface.[1] 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, a similar snack typically made without the Bengal gram flour, is also sometimes called "chakli". Chakri is also a common nickname for "Chakradhar," a name of Indian origin. It's especially made for Diwali. It's 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. Sold by street vendors and at neighborhood shops.