Murukku Recipe

 INGREDIENTS 

2½ cup rice flour (fine)

2 tbsp butter (softened)

pinch hing / asafoetida

1 tsp sesame / til

¼ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder

½ tsp salt

½ cup roasted gram dal / powder  / pottukadalai

water to knead

oil for frying

INSTRUCTIONS

 

• firstly, in a large bowl take 2½ cup rice flour, 2 tbsp butter, pinch hing, 1 tsp sesame, ¼ tsp chilli powder and ½ tsp salt.

• transfer the roasted gram dal powder to the same bowl.

• crumble and mix well.

• further, add water as required and knead to soft dough. 

• start preparing chaklis on the wet cloth or butter paper make small spiral shape chaklis by pressing.

• seal the ends so that it doesn’t fall apart while deep frying.

• take one murukku at a time a and slide it into hot oil. or bake in preheated oven at 180-degree celsius for 15 minutes.

• flip the murukku and fry on medium flame till they turn crispy from both sides.

• furthermore, drain over a paper towel to remove excess oil.

• finally, serve crispy and murukku / chakli with masala tea or masala milk.