Idli rice murukku | Garlic chilli chakli-How to make-Step by step photos

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu, South India | Preparation & Cooking Time: 15 minutes | To Serve: 2 | Take with: Curd rice, tea, coffee | Type: Easy diwali & pongal snacks or crisps

Ingredients

• Idli rice– 1 cup
• Garlic –4 cloves
• Dry red chilli – 2
• Roasted gram [pottukadalai]-1/4 cup
• Sesame seeds- 1 tbsp
• Ajwain[omam, carom seeds]- 1 tbsp
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Oil for deep frying
• Salt to taste
• Water as needed

Preparation Method

• In a mixie jar add roasted gram, grind to fine powder, you can sieve the powder after grinding.
• Wash & soak idli rice & dry red chilli 2 to 3 hours. Then drain water.
• In a mixie jar add, soaked idli rice, dry red chill & garlic grind to fine paste.
  
• In a bowl add ground idli rice mixture, carom seeds, sesame seeds, salt, ground roasted gram powder, & oil mix well.
• Make soft and smooth dough.
• Add 1 tbsp oil over the dough, keep it aside.
• Heat enough oil in a pan, take murukku mould plate then place it in a muruku kuzhal.
• 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 Idli rice murukku-Stepwise pictures

Wash & soak idli rice, dry red chilli for 3 hours

Drain water

Put soaked idli rice, dry red chilli, garlic in mixie jar

Coarsely grind, add water, grind to smooth batter

Now its ready

Add salt

Take 1/4 roasted gram

Put it in a mixie jar, grind to fine powder

Roasted gram powder ready

Add roasted gram powder

Add 2 tbsp oil

Add ajwain

Add black sesame seeds

Murukku dough ready

Put 1 handful dough in murukku kuzhal

Squeeze

Squeeze over the ladle

Drop it in hot oil

Deep fry till crisp

Drain on absorbent paper

Store in an airtight container use within 1 month

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