Uludhu(Urad dhal) Murukku

Murukku is all time favorite snack for everyone. Ulundhu murukku gives not only different taste, the crispiness and the flavor in it make it so crunchy.

Ingredients:

Rice flour- 2 cups
White whole Urad dhal(Ulundhu ) - 1 cup
Split dalia (Pottukkadalai ) - 1 cup
Chilli powder - 2 tsp(up to your taste)
Garlic powder / crushed garlic - 2 tsp / 4 pods (Optional)
Salt - 1 tsp(upto your taste)
Water - 2 cup(approx.)
Sesame Seeds - 1 tsp
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Oil - to deep fry


Preparation:

• Dry roast urad dhal and grind it into a fine powder. Dry grind split dalia (potukkadalai). Mix them with the rice flour.

• Add salt, chilli powder, sesame seeds, finely crushed garlic / garlic powder to the flour and mix well.

• Heat ghee in a small pan and pour it into the flour mix. Nicely spread ghee so that each flour particle catches some ghee in it. More ghee will dissolve murukku in oil, or it will become too brittle.

• Add water little by little to the flour and mix well for a consistency that is easy to go through the murukku presser.
• Heat oil in big kadai or a deep frying pan. Make murukku shapes and carefully drop them in the hot oil. Flip when one side is done.
• When the sizzling goes down, drain the murukkus out.
• Let it cool down and crunch.