Chakli Murukku Recipe

Recipe for the Week

Gluten free -snack – Chakli- Murukku

Ingredients:

• Rice flour -2 cups ( bought from the Indian store)
• URAD dal flour -1/4 cup ( bought from the Indian store)
• Red chilli powder -1/2 tsp
• Asfoetida ( Hing)-2 tsp
• salt -11/2 tsp
• Seasme seeds( white or black) -3 tsp
• Melted butter -4 tsp
• Water for making dough -3/4 cup
• Vegetable oil for deep frying

Method :

1. Sift rice flour and urad dal flour in a bowl.
2. Add melted butter, sesame seeds, salt, hing, red chilli powder, required water to make a stiff dough
3. Heat oil in a kadai, on a low flame
4. When a pinch of dough is put in the oil, it should rise on top
5. This indicates the oil is hot enough
6. Make a small ball out of a dough( like a golf ball size)
7. Take a chakli press and put the dough in it
8. I have used a star ⭐️ shaped attachment
9. Make small circular turns on a butter paper sheet about 5 pieces at a time
10. Then put in hot oil ( on low fire) cook till it’s light golden brown
11. There is less bubbles on the surface, showing it done
12.  Remove with a slotted spoon on a strainer.
13. Let it cool and store in air right containers
14. Serve as a tea time/ mid morning snack