Murukku

This is an easy and favourite savoury snack to many which comes in a lot of different shapes and forms as we know.

Different parts of india makes it in slightly different recipes.

I adapted the below recipe from a good friend of mine from chennai.

Rice flour - 2 cups

Urad dal powder - 1/2 cup

chilli powder - about 1 teaspoon

Butter - about 2 to 3 tbsp melted

sesame seeds - a spoon or 2 (white or black)

asafoetida powder - a pinch

water - to make dough

salt to taste

Oil for frying

For any required amount take rice flour and urad dal in 4:1 proportion.

To make urad dal powder, slightly dry roast it and powder it in a blender.

Mix all the all the ingredients except water. Slowly add water and make it into a smooth dough.

Heat oil for frying.

Fill it in the murukku achu and gently press it out into the oil with out too much over crowding.

Fry them until its crisp and lightly browned.

Drain the excess oil.

Repeat until all the dough is used up.

Enjoy.