Ragi thenkuzhal murukku -How to make-Step by step photos & video

Cuisine Style: TamilNadu, south India | Preparation & Cooking Time: 10-15 minutes | To Serve: 2 | Take with: Curd rice, tea, coffee | Type: Easy diwali snacks or crisps

Ragi themkuzhal murukku is simple, rich, crispy, healthy, unique snack from kongunadu villages. No gram flour added. Perfect, not too hard, not too soft. we can make it only in 10 min

Ingredients

• Ragi flour [Finger millet flour, kezhvaragu maavu] – 1 cup
• Rice flour - 1 cup
• Urad dal - 1/4 cup
• Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Sesame seeds [Ellu] – 1 tbsp
• Carom seeds [Ajwain, omam]- 1 tsp
• Asafetida – ¼ tsp
• Butter – 1 tbsp
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Oil for deep frying
• Salt to taste
• Water as needed

Preparation Method

• In a bowl add ragi flour,gram flour, red chilli powder, sesame seeds, cumin seeds, salt, asafetida, & butter mix well
• Add water mix well, knead it & make soft dough [It should be soft & non sticky].
• Pour ¼ tsp of oil cover it & keep it aside.
• Heat enough oil in a pan, take star 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 medium hot oil deep fry till crisp.
  Flip over & fry another side.
• Once it ready or the oil sound disappears then take it out & drain on absorbent paper.
• Let it cool in room temperature [Apr. 2 min]
• Then store it in an airtight container use within 5 days.

How to make Ragi thenkuzhal murukku video

How to make Ragi thenkuzhal murukku -Step by step photos

Ragi thenkuzhal murukku

Add 1/4 cup urad dal

Roast for 5 min on low flame

Transfer to a plate let it cool

Put it in a mixie jar, finely grind

Urad dal powder ready

In a bowl add rice flour

Ragi flour

Asafoetida

Butter, sesame seeds, red chlli powder, turmeric, carom seeds

Heat water, add salt, let it dissolve

Add urad dal powder, seive without lumps

Ingredients ready to mix

Add salt added hot water, mix well

Knead it make soft dough

Add 1 tbsp oil to avoid drying

Cover lid, keep it aside

Take thenkuzhal murukku mold

Put handful dough in a murukku kuzhal

Easy squeezing

Squeeze over the plate

Shape

Drop it in hot oil

Deep fry till crisp on medium flame

Once oil sound disappears, remove it from oil

now its ready

Remvoe it from oil

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