Thinai rice murukku | Foxtail millet star chakli -How to make-Step by step photos & Video

Cuisine Style: TamilNadu, south India | Preparation & Cooking Time: 20 minutes | To Serve: 2 | Take with: Curd rice, tea, coffee | Type: Easy diwali snacks or crisps

Ingredients

• Thinai rice [Foxtail millet ] –1 cup
• Rice flour [Arisi maavu, chawal ka atta ]– ¼ cup
• Gram flour – ¼ cup
• Red chilli powder – 1 tbsp
• Cumin seeds [jeera] – 1 tbsp
• Asafetida a pinch
• Butter – 1 tbsp
• Oil for deep frying
• Salt to taste
• Hot or Warm Water as needed

Preparation Method

• Wash & soak thinai for 1 hour. Then drain water, spread over the cotton cloth let it dry for 1 hour.
• Then grind to fine powder.
• In a bowl add ground foxtail millet powder, rice flour, gram flour, asafetida, cumin seeds, salt & butter mix well
• Then add water mix well, knead it & make soft dough [It should be soft & non sticky].
• Pour 1 tbsp of oil cover it & keep it aside.
• Fill the prepared dough in a muruku kuzhal [one handful] & just press out or squeeze over the ladle & deep fry till crisp on medium hot oil.
• Flip over & fry another side.
• Once it ready or the oil sound disappears then take it out & drain on absorbent paper.
• Leave it for room temperature [Apr. 2 min]. Then store in an airtight container

How to make Thinai rice murukku video

How to make Thinai rice murukku -Step by step photos

Thinai rice [ foxtail millet ] - 1 cup

Wash & soak for 1 hour

Drain water, spread over the cotton cloth, let it dry

1 hour later, thinai rice ready to grind

Put it in a mixer jar, fienly grind

Ground thinai powder ready

In a bowl add thinai powder

Gram flour

Rice flour

Red chilli powder

Cumin seeds

Butter, Asafoetida[hing]

Add salt mix well

Add water, mix well, knead it make soft dough

Add 1 tbsp oil, knead it, keep it aside

Grease murukku kuzhal with 1 tbsp oil

Place 1 handful dough

Squeeze over the ladle

Raw thinai murukku ready

Heat oil, drop it

Deep fry till crisp & golden brown

Now its ready, remove it from oil

Healthy, crispy thinai murukku ready, store in an airtight container then serve with tea

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