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Butter Murukku

5 from 3 votes
Butter Murukku is a crunchy savoury snack from South India.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course: dry snack
Cuisine: Tamil nadu

Ingredients
  

  • 2.5 cup gram flour2 cup rice flour1 cup urad dal flour1/2 cup butter1 teaspoon cumin powdersalt asafoetidapinch of baking sodawateroil for frying

  • 2 cup rice flour
  • 1 cup urad dal
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder
  • asafoetida a pinch
  • baking soda a pinch
  • salt
  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • 2 teaspoon oil
  • water
  • oil for frying

Equipment

  • chakli press
  • ladle
  • frying pan
  • plates
  • container
  • tissue paper

Method
 

  1. Take all the flour in a wide bowl, add salt, asafoetida, cumin powder and mix it
  2. Melt butter and put it in it. Mix it well.
  3. Take only half the quantity of the flour and knead to a stiff dough.
  4. Heat pil in a kadai.
  5. Grease the mould, take a ball of the dough, put it in it and press into concentric circles on a plastic sheet or a plate.
  6. Once the oil is heated, slowly drop a couple of them into it and deep fry. Keep turning them, let them be golden in colour.
  7. Remove in a plate with tissue paper, repeat for the rest of the dough.