Aval Murukku
Easy and Instant poha murukku | chakli
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 14 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rice flour (store bought)
- 1/2 cup aval | poha | rice flakes
- 1/4 cup pottukadalai | gram dal | chutney dal
- 1 tbsp soft butter
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- 2 pinches asafoetida
- Salt as needed
- Water to knead the dough
- Oil for deep frying
Instructions
- 1
In a mixie jar add the aval | poha and pottukadalai. I used thin poha, you can use any variety.
- 2
No need to roast poha or pottukadalai.
- 3
Grind this into a fine powder.
- 4
Sieve this well.
- 5
In a bowl add this sieved powder and rice flour.
- 6
Add the softened butter, sesame seeds and salt.
- 7
Mix well using your hands.
- 8
Add water and make a soft non sticky dough.
- 9
I used thenkuzhal achu.
- 10
Take a portion of the dough and put this inside the murukku press.
- 11
Keep the rest of the dough covered always.
- 12
Heat oil and once it becomes hot, bring the temperature to medium.
- 13
Squeeze the murukku directly into the oil or squeeze it into a greased ladle and gently transfer this to the oil.
- 14
Do not over crowd the pan.
- 15
Flip the murukku and cook well.
- 16
Once the oil sound subsides, take this out from the oil.
- 17
Place this on a kitchen towel.
- 18
Repeat this for the rest of the dough.
- 19
Store aval murukku in an airtight container.