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Murukku

Murukku is a savory and crunchy Indian snack made with a combination of rice flour and split black lentil flour. A specially designed mould is used to make it. There are many varieties of Murukku, the one which I am sharing is a basic recipe.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 12 people
Cuisine: Indian
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup rice flour
  • 2 Tbsp split black lentil flour
  • 1 Tbsp hot oil
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds
  • ½ tsp carom seeds
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil for deep frying

Method
 

  1. Dry roast black lentils on a medium flame until light brown.
  2. Cool and make fine powder.
  3. Add the flours, carom seeds, sesame seeds, and salt to a bowl and mix well.
  4. Add hot oil and mix well.
  5. Add water just enough to make smooth dough.
  6. Heat oil in a deep pan.
  7. Grease the murukku mould and fill the mould with dough.
  8. Press the mould to make spirals on a butter paper and when the oil is hot enough, remove the spiral and drop gently in the hot oil.
  9. Fry till golden brown. Drain them on a kitchen tissue to remove excess oil.
  10. Store the murukku in air tight jar and serve them as evening snack along with a hot cup of tea.