Murukku is a savoury, crunchy snack originating from the Indian subcontinent, popular in southern India, and Sri Lanka The snack's name derives from the Tamil word for "twisted", which refers to its shape. In India, Murukku is especially popular in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala. It is also popular in countries with substantial presence of Indian and Sri Lankan diaspora, including Singapore and Malaysia.
Murukku is typically made from rice flour and urad dal flour. It is sometimes called "chakli"; chakli is a similar dish, typically made with an additional ingredient, bengal gram (chickpea) flour.
STEP 1:Ingredients:
- 1 cup rice flour (good quality)
- 4 tbsp urad dal (about ¼ cup) (refer notes)
- 1 tbsp oil hot oil.
- ¾ tsp sesame seeds.
- ¾ tsp carom seeds or ajwain or omam or vaamu.
- ½ tsp salt or as needed.
- ½ tsp red chili powder or as needed (optional)
- 1/8 tsp asafoetida or hing (optional)
Step 2:
- heat a small frying pan or kadai. ...
- begin to roast urad dal and keep stirring often when roasting the lentils.
- roast urad dal till they become aromatic or are light golden. ...
- then take the roasted urad dal in a small dry grinder jar or a small chutney grinder jar.
Finally there is a short video clip to show to prepare a delicious murukku:
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