Name: Tamil Nadu Easy Murukku
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 3 cups Rice flour; 1 cup Black gram (Uzhunnuparippu); 1 tbsp Yellow corn flour; 1 tbsp Gram flour (Kadalapodi); 1 small Butter (1" thick and long); 2 tbsp Coconut fine; or; 1 tin Coconut milk; Sesame seeds (A few, Ellu); Asafoetida (A pinch, Kayam); Salt (As reqd); 1 tsp Chilly powder (optional); Oil for deep frying

Tamil Nadu Easy Murukku

Rice murukku made using very little butter

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Prep Time 45

Total Time 45

Cuisine Tamil

Servings people

Ingredients

3 cups Rice flour
1 cup Black gram Uzhunnuparippu
1 tbsp Yellow corn flour
1 tbsp Gram flour Kadalapodi
1 small Butter 1" thick and long
2 tbsp Coconut fine
or
1 tin Coconut milk
Sesame seeds A few, Ellu
Asafoetida A pinch, Kayam
Salt As reqd
1 tsp Chilly powder optional
Oil for deep frying

Instructions

Roast the rice powder, till the roasted smell comes. Keep it aside.
Powder the black gram in a mixer, till fine.
Fry this powder along with the Bengal gram flour and the corn flour.
:- The corn flour adds to the crispiness.
Add sesame seeds, salt, butter cube, asafoetida and chilly powder.
If using coconut fine, grind it with water to make a good coconut milk or use the tinned coconut milk.
Add water, if reqd and knead the above into a soft dough.
Heat oil in a wide mouthed kadai or a pan.
Grease the murukku mould and put required amount of dough into the mould and squeeze it to round or any other shape into the hot oil directly.
When slightly brown, reverse Murukku to cook the other side.
Drain off the excess oil from Murukku and allow it to cool.
Murukku is ready.
Keep the Murukku in a air tight container to preserve the crispiness.
Enjoy the Murukku recipe.

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Response (8)

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Kalai October 5, 2006

Murukku is good

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Selvi October 13, 2006

Thank you so much. it came out very well

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kuttan October 14, 2004

lovely murukku…came out really tasty..thanku so much sally

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anne December 11, 2004

that was a really good recipe…nice murukku…


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amanda December 23, 2005

excellent! aboustently lovely

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anoo manoj November 26, 2007

Tried for first time.Truly good.Did not add coconut though and feel more sesame seeds can be added and tastier if black sesame seeds are sdded more flavour.Also jeera needs to be added.But on the whole a good recipe

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aranya May 22, 2007

what style is this..

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sujivya February 6, 2009

Nice recipe.it came out very well !!!!!!!!

4 from 8 votes (8 ratings without comment)

Tamil Nadu Easy Murukku