Mullu Murukku is a popular South Indian savory snack made from rice flour and flavored with spices like cumin and black sesame seeds. It is shaped like a spiral or coil and deep-fried until crispy. It is commonly enjoyed during festive occasions like Diwali and is often served with tea or coffee. The crunchy texture and flavorful taste make it a favorite snack among people of all ages.
Mullu Murukku
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minutesMullu Murukku is a popular South Indian savory snack made from rice flour and flavored with spices. It is commonly enjoyed during festive occasions like Diwali and is often served with tea or coffee.
Ingredients
Rice flour – 3 cups
Besan flour – 1 cup
Pottu Kadalai Powder – 3 tablespoons
Red Chilli powder – 2 teaspoons
Asafotida powder – 1 teaspoon
Salt – 2 teaspoons or as per taste
Butter or Ghee – 4 teaspoons
Oil for deep frying
Directions
- Sift the rice flour and besan flour into a large mixing bowl.
- Add Pottu Kadalai powder, red chili powder, asafetida, and salt to the sifted flours. Stir the mixture until well combined.
- Incorporate butter or ghee into the flour mixture. Use your hands to mix thoroughly, ensuring even distribution of the fat.
- Gradually add water to the mixture, kneading it until a soft, pliable dough forms.
- Heat oil in a kadai (or wok) over medium heat.
- Fill a Murukku Press fitted with a “single star” plate with a portion of the dough. Squeeze the dough onto a small plate or the back of a flat ladle, creating a circular shape.
- Carefully lower the formed dough into the hot oil. Fry until it reaches a golden-yellow hue, making sure it turns crispy but doesn’t brown.
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Notes
- If you are making in large quantity, then divide the flour into 3 to 4 parts. Then add water little by little in one part of the flour and make a soft dough.
- Once the prepared dough is finished, then take another part of the flour and make dough and proceed as above. This will avoid drying of the dough and also gives uniform colour to all the Murukku.
- You can also press the Murukku directly in the hot oil.