🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Murukku

Name: Murukku
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp, softened Butter; 1 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; 1/4 cup, roasted and ground Urad Dal; 1/4 tsp Asafoetida; for deep frying Peanut Oil; 2 cups Rice Flour; 1 tbsp Sesame Seeds

🇮🇳 Indian

The spiral that every Tamil tea stall guards like treasure: shattering crisp, sesame-flecked, impossible to stop at one. Salt, butter and asafoetida do the talking in 40 minutes.

Prep 20 min Cook 20 min Serves 6 Medium

Ingredients

Butter2 tbsp, softened
Salt1 tsp
Cumin Seeds1 tsp
Urad Dal1/4 cup, roasted and ground
Asafoetida1/4 tsp
Peanut Oilfor deep frying
Rice Flour2 cups
Sesame Seeds1 tbsp

Instructions

1
Roast urad dal till golden and fragrant, cool completely, then grind to a fine flour.
2
Mix rice flour, urad flour, sesame seeds, cumin, asafoetida, salt and butter; rub till crumbly.
3
Add warm water gradually and knead into a soft, non-sticky dough.
4
Pipe spirals onto greased sheets with a murukku press.
5
Fry at 170°C in batches, turning once, till the sizzle fades; drain and cool for the snap.

Chef's tip

If the spirals crack while piping, the dough is dry — knead in a spoon of warm water at a time.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Murukku I tasty Teatime Snack I Rainy day Special I · on YouTube