Recipe: Tasty Murukku

Murukku. Free UK Delivery on Eligible Orders Murukku recipe - Murukulu or murukku is a deep fried Snack made with rice flour and dal flour. Chakli, chakuli, chakralu and jantikalu are the other Indian names to these. There are so many varieties of murukku, the one I am sharing here is a basic, very old and standard recipe that is followed by many South Indian women.

Murukku is a popular South Indian crunchy and crispy snack made with rice flour and lentil flour. It is also known as murukulu, chakralu and jantikalu in Andhra. Murukku also known as Chakli is a savoury snack item. You can cook Murukku using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Murukku

1. Prepare 1/2 cup of Urad dal.
2. Prepare 2.5 cups of rice flour (store bought).
3. It's 1/4 teaspoon of Ajwain seeds.
4. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of Sesame Seeds.
5. You need 1 teaspoon of salt.
6. Prepare 1 tablespoon of butter/ghee.
7. You need 2-3 cups of water.
8. Prepare 750 ml of Vegetable Oil / Refined Peanut Oil for deep frying.

Its a deep fried item which can be made using a Murukku Maker. Chakli is mainly made during festivals or any special occasions but the method below is the quickest way to enjoy Murukku/Chakli with hot Tea on a wet day. Murukku is a deep fried crisp snack made with rice flour and gram flour. These are eaten through out the year and is most commonly made during festivals.

Murukku step by step

1. Dry roast urad dal. Let it cool. Blend into fine flour.
   
   
2. Add rice flour, salt, Ajwain seeds, Sesame seeds and butter/ghee..
   
   
   
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4. Mix everything well and add water little by little to form a smooth ball. The dough should be smooth and there should not be any cracks in the dough.Form small logs and fill in the murukku press..
   
5. Heat oil until hot. Press the murukku dough from murukku press on a ladle and use the ladle to gently drop the murukku in hot oil. Remove the murukkus from oil once the bubbles in the oil settles down. Store murukkus in an air tight container for up-to 2 to 3 weeks..

Butter murukku is a lighter version of the traditional murukku or chakli. These are very light, crunchy and have a nice flavor of butter. Murukku is a savoury, crunchy South Indian snack, usually made with rice flour. It is so called as murukku due to its twisted form. With the winter storms becoming more regular bringing in cool temperatures, I am almost always craving for a snack in the evening.