Coconut milk Murukku

 

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.