The Ultimate Recipe to CRISPY MURUKKU A TEATIME SNACK

Synopsis:

Murukku, It is a delicious and crunchy tea time snack. The snack's name is derived from the Tamil word for "twisted", which refers to its shape. In India, Murukku is a festival savory, very popular in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh.

Ingredients:

Rice Flour 1 cup

Chickpeas splitted 2 tablespoon

Urad flour 1/4 cup

Sesame seeds 1 teaspoon

Butter 2 tablespoon

Asafoetida 1/4 teaspoon

Red chilli powder 2 teaspoon

Curry leaves chopped 4-6

Water as needed

Salt to taste

Preparation Method:

Step-01:

Roast the rice flour and urad flour separately for 2 minutes each and make sure they are just warm, dry, and not burnt.

Step-02:

Now, grind the chickpeas and make it to a smooth powder and add two tablespoons of water, then the salt and asafoetida. Mix all and keep it aside.

Step-03:

In a separate pan, fry sesame seeds till it sputters and then remove and keep it aside.

Step-04:

Take a big vessel or wide pan and mix all the flours, butter, asafoetida, sesame seeds, salt mixture, and cumin seeds. Now, add water to knead it little by little into a tight dough.

Step-05:

Now take a small amount of dough and put it into a murukku maker/mould and close the maker.

Step-06:

Start pressing the maker slowly and rotate the maker into a circle shape. Make some circles and put it on an oil traced plantain leaf.

Step-07:

Next, heat oil to deep fry in a wide pan and put murukku gently one by one. Fry it till it turns brown and then take it out.

Step-08:

After it is cool, store it in an airtight container.

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