South Indian Pottukadalai Murukku Recipe
South Indian Pottukadalai Murukku Recipe uses rice flour & roasted gram flour to make savoury crunchy murukku, which are good for any festive occasion or parties.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rice Flour
- ¼ Cup Split Roasted Gram Pottukadalai/Putnalapappu
- ½ Tablespoon Butter
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- ¼ teaspoon Asafoetida or a little less to suit your taste
- Salt to taste
- Required water to knead the dough
- Required Oil to deep-fry
Instructions
- Grind roasted gram to a fine powder in a dry blender.
- Now combine rice flour, roasted gram flour and sift.
- In a mixing bowl take the flours, butter, cumin seeds, asafoetida and salt. Mix well with your hand.
- Add water little by little and mix it together using your hand till it is combined to form a soft dough.
- Fit the disc of your choice in the murukku maker.
- Grease the murukku press with little oil and fill it up with the dough.
- Now slowly rotate the handle in clockwise direction either directly into oil or on a ladle.
- Heat oil over medium heat and drop a pinch of dough to check the oil temperature. If the dough immediately rises to the top with a sizzle then your oil is ready.
- Now start adding the murukkus to the oil and fry till fry till light golden brown. Drain onto an absorbent tissue paper to remove excess oil.
- Cool down completely and store in an airtight container. You can use it for about a month.
Recipe Video
Notes
- Instead of butter you can also use hot oil.
- If you want it spicy, include a dash of red chilli powder
- Use any shaped disc to make murukku.
- You can use homemade rice flour or store bought.
- Substitute cumin seeds with sesame seeds for a different taste.
- You can substitute asafoetida with garlic paste for a different flavour.