Murukku

Prep time : 10 min
Cook time : 15 min\
serves : 2-4

Murukku - South Indian crispy savory snack of Tamil cuisine. Traditionally Murukku is a treat of Hindu festival Diwali. Murukku is usually made of a flour and curd batter mixed with seasoning.

Ingredients

• Wheat flour 500 gm
• Curd 1 cup
• Sugar 1 tbsp
• Soda bi-carb 1/4 tsp
• Sesame seeds 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds 1 tsp
• Salt a pinch
• Oil for frying
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• Cooking Directions

  1. Tie sifted flour into a muslin cloth and steam for half an hour on a low flame.
  2. Sift once again while still warm.
  3. Mix ground roasted cumin seed and sesame seeds with the flour and add curd, salt, sugar and soda bi-carb.
  4. Make stiff dough with water and knead till very pliable.
  5. Press through a murukku mold and fry murukkus in hot oil.