Murukku

Murukku:

This is a healthy, tasty and crispy snack which remains fresh for days. This dish can be made with rice and urad dal. My mother-in-law from whom I learnt this recipe, says it tastes excellent and its my family favorite. I will tell u the procedure to prepare this…

Ingredients required:

·         Raw rice                      - 2 cups

·         Urad dal                      - ¾ cup

·         Fried gram                  - ½ cup

·         Pepper                         - 2 tbsp

·         Cumin seeds               - 3 tbsp

·         Sesame seeds            - 2 tbsp

·         Asafoetida                   - ¼ tsp

·         Clarified butte              - 2 tbsp

·         Salt to taste

Procedure:

1. Wash raw rice and soak in water for 6 hours.


2. Drain water from it completely and dry the rice grains.


3. Take a dry pan, roast urad dal to light golden.


4. Allow to cool and mix with dried rice.


5. To this add pepper and  cumin seeds.


6. Grind this to fine smooth powder in a mixer.


7. Sieve the flour to remove any granules and dirt present in it.


8. Add asafoetida, salt, sesame seeds, cumin seeds to the rice flour and mix well.

9. Knead the flour gently by sprinkling water, to soft dough.

10. Take care, while adding water, since the dough shouldn’t be very tight or watery.


11. The crispy texture of murukku lies in the nature of dough.


12. Add 2 tbsp butter to the dough and allow to remain for 10 mins.


13. Heat oil in a frying pan.


14. Take a little amount of dough, stuff it in murukku acchu, and press it to concentric circles, in hot oil.

15. Deep fry the murukku to golden colour, turn it to other side and fry in lower flame.

16. Crispy, crunchy Murukku ready to taste.