Murukku

Ingredients:-

Parboiled rice(Pulungal arisi)-1 Cup

Pottu kadalai(Dalia Split)-1/4 Cup

Urad dal-Slightly less than 1/4 cup

Cumin seeds-1/4 Spoon

Seasame seeds(optional)-1/4 Spoon

Ghee or Dalda or Butter-1 Spoon

Salt-to taste

Oil-200ml

Process:-

1.Soak the rice for minimum an hour.

2.Fry Urad dal in a dry pan to slight brown color.

3.Grind it to a fine powder and keep it aside.

4.Grind pottu kadalai to a fine powder and keep it aside.

5.Grind the rice by adding necessary water.

6.Rice should be finely ground.

7.Prepare dough by adding Urad dal powder and Pottu kadalai powder with rice batter.

8.The dough should be neither hard nor soft.

9.Add Cumin seeds,Seasame seeds,Salt and Ghee with the dough.

10.Fill the Murukku press with dough and make the desired shape.

11.Deep fry in oil to golden brown color and drain in tissue paper.

12.Crispy murukku is ready to eat.

Note:-

We can use star disc or round disc or 3 round disc in murukku press.I used star disc in press.