YIELDS : Approx 40 no.s of Murukku
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup - 240 ml
Rice flour - 4 cups
White Urad dal( Whole) - 1 cup
White sesame seeds - 2 teaspoon
Idly Rice - 2 teaspoon
Pottu kadalai/Roasted gram - 2 teaspoon
Coconut milk - 1 cup
Butter - 50 gm
Salt - as required
Oil - For deep frying
METHOD:
1. Dry roast Urad dal in a pan , in medium heat , until you get a nice aroma and they are hot to touch . Keep it aside.
2. In the same pan , keep the flame slightly more and dry roast idly rice , until they slightly puffs up. Keep it aside.
3. In the same pan, dry roast pottukadala in low flame, until they are hot to touch.
4. Allow the dry roasted ingredients to cool for sometime. Then grind it in to the mixie jar in to a fine powder.
5. Now use a sieve and sieve the above flour, to remove any ungrinded particles. This step is very important because, if the flour is not fine , then while deep frying the murukku, chances are that the particles may burst and cause injury.
6. Now mix the above flour with rice flour. Now add sesame seeds, salt and butter. Mix well. Now add 1 cup of thick coconut milk and mix with flour. Add water gradually, to form a smooth and firm dough.
7. Keep the dough, covered with damp cloth all the time. Now, Heat sufficient oil in the pan . Use murukku maker and add any pattern disc of your choice and start making murukku. Keep the flame in medium, and cook until it turns slightly golden. Store in an airtight container. It will stay good for a week.
