How much cooking time?

35 min — 20 min prep, 15 min cooking.

Murukku

Name: Murukku
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Tamil Nadu Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; 300g Rice Flour; 0.5g Asafoetida; salt; 0.8piece urad dal flour; 2tbsp Coconut Oil; 12.75g sesame seeds

Crispy spiral-shaped rice flour snack pressed through a mould and deep-fried. Iconic Tamil teatime savory.

Time 35 min · Serves 5 · 312 kcal · Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)

Main

Rice Flour — 300 g (ground)
Asafoetida — 0.5 g (ground)
salt (optional) (whole)
urad dal flour — 0.8 piece (ground)
Coconut Oil — 2 tbsp (whole)
sesame seeds — 12.75 g (whole)

Method

In a bowl, mix rice flour, urad dal flour, sesame, a pinch of asafoetida and salt.
Add coconut oil and rub into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs, then add water gradually and knead into a smooth, soft dough.
Grease a murukku press/chakli maker, fill it with the dough and press out spiral shapes onto a greased plate or butter paper.
Heat oil in a deep kadai on medium flame; slide the murukku in gently and fry, turning once, until golden brown and crisp.
Drain on paper towels, cool completely and store airtight; serve with filter coffee or tea.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Murukku?: 312 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 35 min — 20 min prep, 15 min cooking.

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