🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Kai Murukku

Name: Kai Murukku
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tsp Salt; 1 tbsp, melted Ghee; 1/4 cup, roasted and ground Urad Dal; for deep frying Peanut Oil; 2 cups Rice Flour; 2 tsp Sesame Seeds

🇮🇳 Indian

Hand-twisted murukku, the skill-test of Chettinad grandmothers: no press, just palms and patience winding rice dough into tight rosettes. Airy, glassy-crisp and worth every minute.

Prep 30 min Cook 15 min Serves 4 Hard

Ingredients

Salt1 tsp
Ghee1 tbsp, melted
Urad Dal1/4 cup, roasted and ground
Peanut Oilfor deep frying
Rice Flour2 cups
Sesame Seeds2 tsp

Instructions

1
Knead rice flour, ground roasted urad dal, sesame, ghee and salt with warm water into a soft dough.
2
Roll portions into thick ropes between your palms.
3
Wind each rope around two fingers into a spiral rosette, tucking the tail under.
4
Slide onto a greased spatula and lower into medium-hot oil.
5
Fry gently till pale gold, then a shade darker for the glass finish.

Chef's tip

Rest the dough 10 minutes covered — it relaxes and stops splitting while you twist.

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