POTTU KADALAI MAAVU MURUKKU

Hi friends,

Murukku or Chakli are one of the favourite savoury recipes of Indians. It can be prepared with a combination of different ingredients. This one is a recipe with fried gram and rice flour. Hope you also try this and enjoy.

INGREDIENTS:

• Rice flour - 1 cup
• Fried gram flour (pottu Kadalai Maavu)- 1/4 cup
• Butter - 1 tbsp
• Cumin seeds or jeera - 2 teaspoon (optional)
• Asafoetida - 1 tsp
• Salt - to taste 
• Water - 1/4 - 1/2cup
• Oil for deep frying

METHOD:

• Seive the rice flour and fried gram flour
• Add the butter and mix well (similar to the process of crumbling while preparing cake dough)
• Add the asafoetida and salt to the water
• Now, add the water to the flour
• Make a dough
• Cover it with a muslin cloth 
• Allow it to rest for 10 minutes
• Grease the murukku maker or sev maker  with oil 
• Fill the murukku maker or sev maker with the dough
• Prepare murukkus of desired shapes and thickness based on the patterned disc you are using
• Deep fry the murukkus in hot oil
• Remove from oil with the help of a puri strainer or the regular strainer 
• Place it on a kitchen tissue to drain off the excess oil
• Allow it to cool
• Store in an air-tight container 

Note:

You may use white sesame seeds instead of cumin seeds; basically for the flavour!

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