Thenkuzhal Murukku

Thenkuzhal murukku is a tasty south Indian snack, prepared by using rice flour, urad flour and butter. It is a tasty traditional snack prepare in homes while festival seasons.

Ingredients:

Rice flour - 4 cup

Urad dal flour - 1 cup

( No need to measure the rice flour and urad dal flour in standard measurement cup. But both these should measure in same cup)*

Butter - 4 tablespoon

Sesame seeds / Cumin seeds - 3/4 teaspoon

Asafoetida - 1/4 teaspoon

Salt to taste

Water for mixing

Sunflower oil for frying

Directions to make:

1. Firstly, dry roast the urad dal flour in pan till we get a good aroma and a slight brown color (not need a dark brown color because it results in dark colored murukku)*, allow it to cool. After a 15 minutes grind it to a smooth powder. Then, sieve the powder and set aside

2. Take 4 cups of rice flour and sieve it. Then mix this rice flour with urad dal flour, butter (lot of butter makes the murukku oily so it can not keep for more days)*, cumin seeds/sesame seeds, asafoetida and salt with required water and make a non sticky dough.(The water consistency of the dough is very important because less water content in the dough make cuts in the dough while pressing .So cover the dough with wet cloth).

3. Take a kadai and pour required sunflower oil for frying the murukku. The oil must be hot otherwise the murukku will miss the required crispiness and it become oily and soggy.

4. Now take a portion of dough and fill it in noolappam or idiyappam press (use 3 hole disc) and press it in to a greased parchment paper or a foil(the direct pressing of dough into the oil may destroy the shape of murukku)*. Then, put the pressed dough in to the oil.

5.After frying one side of the murukku, flip it to other side and fry till it perfectly done(medium flame).

6.Remove the murukku from oil, when the bubbles in the oil is completely gone. Then, transfer it to a tissue paper to absorb the excess oil. (Repeat these same for other portion of the dough also).

7. Now it is ready to serve or keep it in a air tight container.