Gram Flour Murukku
Gram Flour Murukku or Kadalai Maavu Murukku is a spicy and instant crunchy snack made under 30 minutes using gram flour, rice flour and other spices.
Ingredients
- 1 cup gram flour
- 1/4 cup rice flour
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 and 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp sesame seeds
- 1/2 tsp ajwain seeds
- 3/4 tsp salt or as per taste
- 2-3 tsp butter melted or softened
- water to make dough
- oil for deep frying
Instructions
- In a wide mixing bowl, add gram flour, rice flour, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, sesame seeds, ajwain seeds, salt and melted butter.
- Mix well without adding water first and then add water gradually to make a soft and smooth dough. Cover and keep it aside.
- Clean the murukku maker, coat it with oil. Insert small portions of the dough into the murukku maker. Choose a medium size hole in the muruku maker for making this kind of murukku.
- Use a silicon mat to rest the muruku coming out of the murukku maker. Depending on the size of the mat you can place 3-4 murukkus on the mat.
- Then using a spatula, transfer the murukku from the mat to hot oil. The fying process starts with a nice bubbling sound.
- Now the murukku appears firm and start holding its shape. At this instance, flip to cook other side.
- Once the bubbling sound disappears, remove the murukku from oil and transfer to a plate lined with kitchen towel.
- Cool down to room temperature and store it in an air tight container.
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Notes
- Use fresh gram flour, otherwise the murukku may taste slightly bitter and hard to bite.
- Instead of butter , you can use hot oil for making murukku to make it vegan.
- Do a taste check once the first batch murukku is done and adjust the salt as needed.