Kerala Style Murukku is a crunchy, crispy tea time snack very popular in South Indian Cuisine. Kerala Style Murukku is prepared from a mixture of black gram dal, rice flour and selective spices. This snack dish is unique and special with rice flour mixture pressed out through a ‘seva nazhi’ in desired shapes and deep fried in oil. Murukku is a healthy snack and the snack can be stored in air tight containers for some time. You can explore a well illustrated Murukku recipe here that can be easily prepared at home.
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| Prep Time | 30 minutes |
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Ingredients
- Rice flour(Ari podi) - 4 cups
- Black gram(Uzhunnu)(Whole) - 1 cup
- Cumin seeds(Jeerakam) - 1 tbsp
- Sesame seeds(Ellu) - 1 tbsp
- Asafoetida(A little, Kayam) -
- Coconut oil - 500 G
- Salt(As reqd) -
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Instructions
- For preparing Kerala Style Murukku, first heat the rice flour.
- Heat the whole black gram, till it's light golden brown.
- Cook black gram in 1 1/2 glass of water.
- Allow it to cool and grind it in a mixer grinder to make it into a paste.
- Mix together the above black gram paste, rice flour and salt along with cumin seeds, sesame seeds and asafoetida.
- Add some water and knead this mixture well to make a dough.
- Take a seva nazhi and put a portion of this mixture into it.
- Press the handle to let the mixture come down in the shape of a murukku onto a plastic paper or a plantain leaf(vazha ela).
- :- Do not forget to put the chillu inside the seva nazhi.
- Heat oil in a kadai and allow it to boil.
- Slowly, put these murukku into the oil and fry them.
- :- Those who can use their fingers to shape the dough in the form of murukku can do so. However, it's much easier the other way.
- Drain oil from Murukku.
- Keep Kerala Style Murukku in an air tight container to retain the crispiness.
Recipe Notes
You can visit this link for a delicious snack Thattai with Raw Rice. You can also visit this link Fruit Biscuits.
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5 comments
I tried this recipe & has comeout really well.Thanks for shairing this recipe with us.
I tried this recipe it came out well.My husband liked it.Thank you for the recipe
Thank you for this recipe..my family loved the murukku..
Just now I made my husband s special ari murukku and was excellent.. I am sad that I cannot upload the picture.. thanks for the recipe.. its simple and tasty..
Instead of Jeera, Ayamodaka only a pinch is better for kerala style. It is good for digestion also.