Murukku (version-2)/Chakli

For the final day of BM#23 I made spicy version of murukku with the cooked urad dhal and rice flour.I have already posted the Diwali Muruku or Thenkuzhal and Paasiparuppu(moong dhal) murukku .But this is a slightly spicy version of murruku and my mom learnt it from her neighbor.Here goes the recipe for crunchy murukku..........

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Rice flour/arisi maavu	2cups
Whole urad dhal/ullutham paruppu	1/2cup
Chilly powder/milagai podi	1tsp
Cumin seeds/jeeragam	1tsp
Asafoetida	1/8tsp
Butter	2tbs
Salt	to taste
Oil	for frying

Method

Pressure cook the urad dhal for 2-3 whistles with 11/2ups of water.Blend the cooked urad dhal in a blender to a fine paste and keep aside.
Take a wide mouth bowl and add rice flour,ground urad dhal,butter,chilly powder,salt,asafoetida,cumin seeds.Mix it well and sprinkle water little by little and make a soft dough.

Mean while heat a pan with oil,fill the murruku press with the prepared dough using the 3 eyed blade and squeeze it in the oil directly or in a small plates and drop it in the oil.Fry it in a medium till it becomes crisp and golden.Drain it on a paper towel and let it cool.

After cooling store it in a air tight container.

Enjoy..............................

• The flour doesn't need of much water as the urad dhal has moisture in it.I used only 3tbs of water.
• Butter can be substituted with 3tbs of hot oil.
• Instead of cumin seeds,carom seeds or sesame seeds can be used.
• Star shaped blade can be used.

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