Chakli or Murukku

Name: Chakli or Murukku
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup rice flour; 2 tbsp urad dal flour; 1 tsp unsalted butter; 1/2 tsp sesame seeds(white til); 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 turmeric powder; 1 tsp cooking oil, from the oil used for frying murukku; 1 pinch asafoetida (hing); For frying Oil

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Ingredients

1 cuprice flour
2 tbspurad dal flour
1 tspunsalted butter
1/2 tspsesame seeds(white til)
1/2 tspred chilli powder
1/2turmeric powder
1 tspcooking oil, from the oil used for frying murukku
1 pinchasafoetida (hing)
For fryingOil

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Steps

1

To begin making the Murukku recipe, in a medium size bowl, add the sieved rice and the urad dal flour.
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Add salt, asafoetida, sesame seeds, pepper powder and mix all the dry ingredients.
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Now add butter and rub it into the flour get sand like texture. Add hot oil and add water little by little to form a smooth, crack free dough.
4

Cover the bowl with a damp cloth and allow the dough to rest for 30 minutes.
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Once the dough is rested, grease the murukku press with oil and fill it with the prepared dough.
6

Heat oil in a kadhai on medium flame and when the oil is heated up, press the murukku press over the oil in circular motion to make flat circular spirals.
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Fry the murukku over low flame till they are uniformly browned.
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Drain the murukku on a kitchen towel. Repeat this process for the rest of the dough.
9

Once cooled, store the murukku in a clean, dry and odour free air tight container.
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Your traditional South Indian Snack is ready for your festivities.
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Serve Murukku along with Chai as a tea time snack