A murukku made with butter, rice flour, besan flour and pottukadalai powder. This snack can be stored for long term without refrigeration.
Butter Murukku
Course: SnacksCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: Medium
Servings
20
servingsPrep time
10
minutesCooking time
35
minutesA murukku made with butter, rice flour, besan flour and pottukadalai powder. This snack can be stored for long term without refrigeration.
Ingredients
Rice Flour – 2 cups
Besan Flour – 1/2 cup
Pottukadalai Powder – 1/4 cup
Butter – 3 tablespoons
Asafoetida Powder – 1 teaspoon
Cumin (Jeeragam) – 1 teaspoon
Salt – 1 teaspoon or as per taste
Oil for deep frying
Directions
- For Pottukadalai Powder, grind little more than 1/4 cup pottukadai (Chutney Dhal) in a mixie to a fine powder. Sieve it and take the required powder.
- Sieve rice and besan flour. Mix all the three flours thoroughly.
- Add butter, asafoetida powder, cumin (Jeeragam) and salt. Mix it well. Add water little by little and make a soft dough.
- Heat oil in a kadai. Take small quantity of dough and put it in the Murukku Press with “single star” plate and squeeze it in circular motion directly in the hot oil.
- Fry till it becomes crispy and remove. Finish all the dough like this.
- Store it in an air-tight container.