firstly, boil and potato and peel the skin off. i have pressure cooked for 5 whistles or until the potato is cooked completely.
chop into rough pieces and transfer into mixi.
add 2 tbsp water and blend to smooth paste. keep aside.
now in a large bowl take 2 cup rice flour and 1 cup besan.
also add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp cumin and ½ tsp salt.
mix well making sure all the ingredients are well combined.
further, add 1 tbsp butter, crumble and mix forming a moist flour.
add in prepared potato paste and mix well.
now add water as required and knead to a soft dough.
make sure not to add too much water. if the dough is too soft then the chakli will turn oil and if the dough is too hard, it will break while pressing.
furthermore, take star shape mould and fix it into chakli maker.
grease the chakli mould with oil to prevent the dough from sticking on the sides.
stuff in the dough into chakli maker and close.
now press directly into hot oil or you can make small murukku and deep fry.
do not touch for a minute, else they may break.
after a minute, fry on medium flame on both sides.
fry until the murukku turns golden brown and crisp.
finally, enjoy aloo murukku or aloo chakli recipe for a week when stored in an airtight container.