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Butter murukku recipe

Crispy melt in mouth butter murukku recipe
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Snack
Cuisine: South Indian
Keyword: Diwali recipes, murukku recipes
Servings: 2 cups
Author: Jeyashri suresh

Ingredients

  • ½ cup rice flour
  • ¼ cup Gram flour | besan | kadalai maavu
  • ¼ cup roastedgram flour | pottukadalai flour
  • ¼ tsp cumin seeds | jeera
  • 2 tbsp melted ghee or butter
  • Salt as needed
  • Oil for deep frying

Instructions

  • Powder the roasted gram into a fine powder. No need to roast it.
  • Combine the rice flour, gram flour, and roasted gram flour in a wide bowl and add the cumin seeds asafoetida, and salt.
  • Melt the ghee or butter and add this to the flour. Mix nicely and evenly. Add water little by little and knead it into a pliable dough.
  • Use the single-star achu and put a portion of the dough in the mould.
  • Start pressing the murruku in hot oil.
  • Cook till the oil sound subsides.
  • Take this out from the oil and drain it in a kitchen towel.
  • Always ensure that the oil is hot. You can enjoy this as a tea-time snack.
  • Butter murukku is ready. This can be stored in airtight containers for a week to 10 days

Video

Notes

Notes:
1. If making in bulk, knead the dough in batches, else it will turn red while frying.
2. Butter murukku stays crisp in air tight container for 10 days.