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Monday, November 11, 2013

Instant Murukku



Ingredients
  • Rice flour - 1 cup
  • Urad dal flour - 1/4 cup
  • Salt - as per taste
  • Butter - 1 tablespoon
  • Asafetida - 1/4 teaspoon
  • Cumin seeds - 1 tablespoon
  • Water - 1/2 cup
* Urad dal flour - Take around 1/4 cup of skinless full urad dal and roast it for a while till it turns light golden brown. Let it cool and grind it in a mixer till it becomes nice flour.

Preparation
  • Take the rice flour, urad dal flour,salt and asafetida in a bowl. Add the butter and mix well. Add water little by little to make it to a soft dough.
  • Add this dough to a murukku maker fitted with a star shaped disc and press to form star shaped murukkus.
  • Move the murukku press in circular motion so that small spirals are formed.
  • It doesn't matter if this murukku doesn't come round. You can also make this in long strips too.
  • Heat oil in a kadai and when the oil is ready, drop the murukkus into the oil and fry till golden brown.

  • Drain them in a tissue paper and store them in an airtight container after it cools down.
  • Delicious homemade murukku is ready for you to snack on any time of the day with a hot cup of tea.

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