Description
A hot savoury from Tamilnadu, made with combination of lentil flours and deep fried. (Rice chakli / Janthikalu / Murukkulu )
| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | Rice flour |
| 1 cup | Split roasted gram flour |
| 1 cup | Gram flour (besan) |
| 2 tsp | Dalda(vanaspathi) |
| 2 tsp | Black sesame seeds |
| 1½ tsp | Red chilli powder |
| 1¼ tsp | Salt |
| 3 pinch | Baking soda |
| 5 cup | Oil (for deep frying) |
| 1½ cup | Water (approx) |
Instructions
Mix soda and vanaspathi to make a frothy paste, to this add split roasted gram flour, rice flour, gram flour, salt, sesame seeds, red chilli powder along with water.
Mix them thoroughly to form a smooth dough. It might be little sticky, apply some oil or butter to your palms to avoid that.
Use a Murukku achu which looks star shaped to make this kind. Press the dough in hot oil and deep fry them in batches until golden. Drain excess oil , let cool and then store in an air-tight container.
Notes
Split roasted gram flour also known as Daliya flour, Pottukadalai maavu, Fried gram flour– Available in all Indian grocery stores. If you don’t find flour, buy regular split roasted gram and grind them to a fine powder.
Murukku achu is a must of this variety, but if you don’t have one, try using cake decorating pastry bags which comes with a star nozzle. Zip-lock does not help here.
14 Comments
thanks for ur reply mullai.bakya
hi mullai..how many murukku’s wil yield for this quantity.thanks
Bakya, it should yield about a dozen approximately.
hi mullai..
thanks for ur quick reply.i wil try to buy that flat bottom one cos i hv a induction stove(which i hate anyway).
tc
hi mullai
pl help me to find a heavy bottom kadai-which is suitable for deep frying.
Bakya, Futura brand deep frying kadai is available online.. check this out
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hi mullai,
i tried ur recipe today, but i use 1 cup of water to form a dough.it came out reallllly well very crispy and tasty.
Viji,
Softened unsalted butter should work, try and let me know.
can v use urad flour v get readily in the indian store for this recipe r did u grind it all by urself.
Lakshmi, Urad flour is for the thenkuzhal murukku, which I make at home. Bcos you just need a couple of tbsp. Its very simple, dry roast urad dal until its light brown and grind into a fine powder. If you make more just store in an air-tight container. Same way I grind dhalia (Pottukadalai) at home too. Its up to you, store bought is also fine.
thank u mullai
thanks a ton!!! i managed to make it after what u suggested. Its good to have a site and person like you for beginners like us. Pls keep adding more of the recipes…this site has become my bible for cooking.
hi, i am trying out ur recipe…but it is breaking in the oil.turns in powder…what do u think is the reason? what shudi do? cud u pls let me know isntantly…thanks
May be you have added more baking soda or vanaspati, which tends to make it too soft and melts in the oil. Try adding some more rice flour and gram flour, sprinkle little salt and try a small batch. Do not add any water.