MURUKKU

                                                                   MONSOON BITES

Kerala palkkadan MURUKKU which is a nice monsoon bite……         

Rice flour(Ari podi) - 4 cups

Black gram(Whole)(Uzhunnu) - 1 cup

Cumin seeds(Jeerakam) - 1 tbsp

Sesame seeds(Ellu) - 1 tbsp

Asafoetida(Kayam) - A little

Coconut oil - 500 gm

Salt - As reqd

1)…Heat the rice flour. (DRY FRY)

2)…Heat the whole black gram, till it’s light golden brown. (DRY FRY)

3)…Cook black gram in 1 ½ glass of water. Strain it

4)…Allow it to cool and grind it in a mixer grinder to make it into a paste.

5)…Mix together the above black gram paste, rice flour and salt along with cumin seeds, sesame seeds and asafoetida.

6)…Add some water and knead this mixture well to make a dough.

7)…Take a seva nazhi and put a portion of this mixture into it.

8)…Press the handle to let the mixture come down in the shape of a murukku onto a plastic paper or a plantain leaf(vazha ela). Or you can press the dough directly to the oil in shape or make it loose PEECHU MURUKKU.

:- Do not forget to put the ‘chillu’ inside the seva nazhi. (HAHA it hapns some time)

9)Heat oil in a kadai (CHHENI CHATTY) and allow it to boil.

10)Slowly, put these murukku into the oil and fry them.

:- Those who can use their fingers to shape the dough in the form of murukku can do so. However, it’s much easier the other way.

11) Drain oil from Murukku.

12) Keep Murukku in a air tight container to keep the crispiness.

ADD ON:- you can put 5ogms of butter or make a fine paste of 5 to 7 small onions in the dough to add some flavor….

Thazz it enjoy monsoon