Murukku Recipe

• Fry the Urad dal till you get a nice aroma or until slight golden brown.
  
• Soak raw rice for 2 hours; wash it and dry it well in the sun or shade.
  
• Mix raw rice and Urad dal ; give it in the flour mill and grind it to a fine powder.
  
• Once the powder is ready; sieve it twice and keep set aside.Now our murukku mavu is ready.
  
• Take rice flour; urad dal flour in a bowl and mix well.Add the melted butter and use your hands to crumble it.
  
• Now you need to put the salt; how much you needed for making murukku and mix well.
  
• Now you need to add the cumin seeds and mix it well in your hand.
  
• Now you need to add the asafoetida powder and mix it well in your hand.
  
• Now you need to Add water slowly in a bowl and knead into a soft dough.
  
• Now your muruku mavu is ready for making the muruku.keep it aside for 1 mins.
  
• Now you need to Heat oil in a kadai and keep it in high flame.
  
• Now you need to Take your muruku press and put oil in both muruku press.
  
• Take small quantity of dough and put it in the Murukku Press with three small holes.
  
• Now you need to close the Murukku Press Correctly for making muruku.The mavu should not come outside.
  
• Now you need to Press it in small circular motion and make muruku out of it.
  
• Now the oil is very hot so Deep fry in medium flame wait for 2-5 mins.
  
• Now you need to Fry till it becomes crispy and nice golden yellow. But ensure not to brown.
  
• Take it out and place it in a oil strainer with a paper towel to remove excess oil and allow it to cool.
  
• Store the thenkuzhal at room temperature in a clean; air-tighter container up to 2 weeks and serve.