Sakinalu: Difference between revisions

| region          = Northeast [[Telangana]]  

'''Sakinalu''' (or sakinaalu, Chakinaalu Telugu: సకినాలు) is a special type of snack prepared in the northern region of [[Telangana, India]].  It consists of concentric circles made of rice flour dough, fried in oil.<ref>{{cite news |title= Students celebrate ‘Sankranti Sambaralu'|url= http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/01/stories/2011010151560200.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140103022607/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/01/stories/2011010151560200.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 3 January 2014|newspaper= [[The Hindu]]|date= 2011-01-01|access-date=9 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= BJP women add festive flavour to protest|url= http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/14/stories/2011011456600200.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110921135155/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/14/stories/2011011456600200.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 21 September 2011|newspaper= [[The Hindu]]|date= 2011-01-14|access-date=9 February 2012}}</ref> It is prepared during the [[Makar Sankranti]] festival.<ref>{{cite news |title= Telangana supporters stage ‘rasta rokos'|url= http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/article1094429.ece|newspaper= The Hindu|access-date=9 February 2012}}</ref> Sakinalu are also given to the groom's parents by the bride's parents to distribute among their relatives and friends.<ref>{{cite news |title= Trailing the Andhra food route|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Trailing-the-Andhra-food-route/articleshow/22855372.cms|newspaper= Times of India|access-date=9 February 2012}}</ref>