Take a pan and heat little less than 1 cup of water.
Add Cumin seeds, Asafoetida Sesame seeds and salt to taste in lukewarm water.
When water comes to boil, add butter and stir it well to melt the butter in the concoction. Turn off the flame.
In a big bowl, take rice flour and roasted chickpea flour and give it a dry whisk. Add the butter and spices mixed water from the pan to form soft and smooth dough. Also, add a teaspoon of oil to make the dough smoother.
Rest the dough for 5-10 minutes.
Grease the Chakli or Murukku jaali and also the maker.
Take half of the dough and form it into a roll to put it in maker. Press the dough so that it fits the machine size and close the lid.