Friday, October 23, 2009

Kai Murukku

Ingredients Needed:
1. Boiled Rice - 1 cup (soak in water for 2 hours)
2. Red Chilli dried 2
3. Hing
4. Butter = 1-1/2 tsp
5. Chutney Dal Powder 3 tsp
6. Salt - to taste
7. Water - if needed
8. Coconut Oil - 2 tsp for applying in hands
9. Oil for deep frying.
Method:
1. Grind Rice with Chilli into fine paste and keep in cloth to take out extra moisture.
2. Add Dal powder, Butter, Salt, Hing and mix well. (Sprinkle water if needed)
3. In a cloth or kitchen towel take small amount of dough and sprial it in circular motion (like turning a tap or a screw). Make minimum 2 rounds. As you know, more will make it bigger. Follow the same procedure for remaining.
4. Let it dry for about 30 minutes and deep fry in hot oil till done.
5. Cool and store in air tight container.

7 comments:

  1. will try this for diwali, by the way is the rice grinded to a smooth paste with water can we grind them in wet grinder? and krithika, I think the chutney dal is the fried gram , am i correct

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  2. your murukku looks brilliant! Such nicely done twists.

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  3. Awesome murukkus......menutoday, I am really glad i did find someone blog this variety of murukku.....Thanks for sharing!!

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  4. should try someda. looks great and yumm.

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