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Monday, October 6, 2008

MULLU MURUKKU (CHAKLI)

It is the spiky murukku made of rice flour and dhall flour. Use the Star Nostle of the murukku maker to get a fine shape.
Ingredients:
1. Rice flour (packed flour can be used too) Alternatively, wash the rice, Dry and owder it. - 2 Cups
2. Dal flour 1 cup. (Fry one cup Channa dal and Moong dal on empty tawa till red, Cool and Powder it ) (alternatively gram flour clone can be used if grinding is not possible) -1 cup
3. Butter 2 tsp
4. Jeerakam (cummin seeds) 1/4 tsp
5. Salt to taste
6. Hing
7. Oil to deep fry.

Method:
1. Sieve Rice and Dal flour together - 2 times.
2. Add Salt, Butter and Sesame seeds and mix well.
3. Take a small portion, Mix with water like Puri dough.
4. Put some of this dough in the Murukku maker (Apply little Oil in the murukku maker beforehand) and make small size Murukku on a plastic sheet/paper.
5. Deep fry these Murukkus till golden brown.
6. Cool and store in air tight containers.

Please note that:
- When more Butter is added, while making, Murukku will break. So add flour to compensate.
- If Butter is less, Murukku will be harder.
- Sieving is important to remove the air content.
- When Oil is clear and Murukku floats on top then we can know that Murukkus are fried properly.