Thenkuzhal murukku recipe
Thenkuzhal murukku recipe / How to make thenkuzhal murukku / murukku recipe. This is a deep fried traditional snack made of rice flour and urad dal flour and this is made during diwali and other festival times. thenkuzhal murukku if from tamil cuisine. There are differnt types of murukku varieties. During festival time we share sweets and snacks with friends and family So my mom makes snacks in a large quantities and we share it. My mom always makes these festival snacks at home and she never buys it from outside. she makes wonderful murukku and mixture. - In a kadai dry roast the urad dal till it turns aromatic it takes 4-5 minutes- Add the urad dal to a mixie jar and grind it to fine powder-In a large mixing bowl take 2 cups rice flour- Sieve the urad dal flour to the rice flour- Then add salt and cumin and hing- Add hot oil to the rice flour mixture and mix it with spoon- Slowly add water and knead it to smooth dough- Take the murukku achu ( shape ) which has holes in it like i have shown in picture- Fill it the dough and cover it- You can directly press the murukku in to oil but you may feel the heat from the oil so press them in a parchment paper or plastic sheet and Drop in oil one by one- Drop the murukku in hot oil and fry them on medium flame- Take it out once they turn golden brown
Equipment
- Murukku press
Ingredients
- 2 cup Rice flour
- 1/2 cup Urad dal flour
- 2 tsp Cumin / jeera
- pinch Hing
- Salt
- For frying Oil + 2 tbsp for kneading
- Water
Instructions
- In a kadai dry roast the urad dal till it turns aromatic it takes 4-5 minutes
- Add the urad dal to a mixie jar and grind it to fine powder
- In a large mixing bowl take 2 cups rice flour
- Sieve the urad dal flour and add to the rice flour and add salt, cumin and hing
- Add hot oil to the rice flour mixture and mix it with spoon
- Slowly add water and knead it to smooth dough
- Take the murukku achu ( shape ) which has holes in it like i have shown in picture
- Fill it the dough and cover it
- You can directly press the murukku in to oil but you may feel the heat from the oil so press them in a parchment paper or plastic sheet and Drop in oil one by one
- Drop the murukku in hot oil and fry them on medium flame
- Take it out once they are done
- Store it in airtight container . you can store it for 1 week
Notes
you can also add ajwain instead of cumin
You can add butter to the dough instead of hot oil
You can also use the store bough urad dal flour