Poondu/Garlic Murukku

This is a very flavorful murukku which is my kiddo's favorite and whenever I ask him for any snack his reply will be murukku(mukkuru thats how he pronounces).As murukku is a favorite for kids thought it would be a good choice for kids back to hostel food.
This one is made with roasted gram dhal(pottukadalai) powder or  gram flour(kadalamaavu/besan) along with rice flour.Garlic and red chilly paste is the highlight of this murukku which gives a very nice flavor.My mom uses curry leaves along with the garlic and red chilly but I didn't have fresh curry leaves I avoided.Here is the recipe..............................

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Rice flour/arisimaavu	3cups
Kadalamaavu/besan	1cup
Butter/vennai	2tbs
Hot oil	1tbs
Garlic/poondu	4-5cloves
Redchilly/varamilagai	5nos.
Salt	2tsp
Oil	for frying

Method 

• Grind the garlic and red chilly to a fine paste and keep it aside.Heat a pan with oil and keep it in a medium flame.
• Sieve the flours and take it in a bowl,add salt to it.To this add the ground paste,hot oil,butter and mix it to a dough with water.
• Fill the murukku press with the prepared dough with the single eyed star disc.Squeeze it into a circular motion and make the spirals as shown on a plate or paper or a rolling board.
• Drop the spirals in the hot oil and cook it in a medium flame till the sizzling sound ceases or till golden.Drain it on a paper towel.
• Store it in an airtight container after it cools completely.

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

• This murukku doesn't need cumin seeds or sesame seeds,as the flavor of the garlic is enough.
• Grind the garlic and red chilly to a very fine paste otherwise pass it through a strainer if it is not grind properly.
• Instead of making spirals it can be directly squeeze into the oil.

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