Murukku-savoury

A savoury snack made of rice and spices, Murukku can be stored over large periods of time. This is a very common savoury in India it is made in every kitchen. Homemade Murukku are very good than the readymade packets. These are very crispy and tastes good. Murukku has different names all over india but tastes similar, it is made in lots of varieties.

Ingredients for murukku:

Butter 1 tsp.

Chili powder ½ tsp.

Oil for deep frying

Rice flour 4 cups.

Salt ½ tsp.

Sesame seeds 1 tsp.

Urad dal (white gram) 1 cup

Water as required.

        Preparation of murukku:

• Wash and clean the rice well. Leave it to dry.
• Once it has dried completely, powder it nicely or you can use rice flour.
• Fry the white gram and powder it.
• Keep it aside.
• Mix together the powdered rice, powdered gram, white sesame seeds, cumin seeds, butter and salt. Do not add water.
• Take a little of this mixture and add water to it to get a dough like consistency.
• Now make boll and stuff this dough bolls into the murkul frame.

 this is the murukku frame these are in 2 models i prefer first from the left will be easy to use it has app. 5 blades you can prepare murukku in 5 patterns. 

• Heat oil in a kadhai or a pan.
• To test if the oil is hot enough, drop a pinch of dough into it. If it sinks, the oil isn`t hot enough.

• If the dough springs to the top with bubbles all around it, then the oil is ready.
• Now slowly press the murukku frame so that the dough drops into the hot oil and fry till golden brown Keep flipping the sides till the murukku is done.
• Store in an air tight container.