Thenkuzhal Murukku Recipe

Thenkuzhal murukku recipe is a very good crispy evening snacks and in our home we make this for many festivals... As you know during festival days, we used to share the snacks and sweets to the friends and relatives and we cannot affords buying them from the shop. So usually we make them in our home and thenkuzhal is one of the common recipe...

My anuty is an expert in making various snacks and I learn't this recipe from her... Thenkuzhal is simple and tasty snacks made from rice and roasted urad dal flour... I have already post Urad dal flour in my blog...Today i am sharing with you thenkuzhal murukku made using the wet grinder method... somebody use store brought rice flour or murukku mavu / flour....

You may also visit my other diwali recipes in my blog...

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Hope you must try this recipe and comments about the recip....

Preparation time : 15 mins
Soaking time : 2 hours

Cooking time : 2 mins per batch..
Recipe source : My aunty
Recipe category : Snacks

Makes : 50 nos

INGREDIENTS :

Rice - 1 kg (soaked in water for 2 Hours)
Roasted urad dal powder - 2 1/2 cup
Cumin seeds - 5 tbspn
Sesame seeds - 5 tbspn (black)
Asafoetida - 2 tbspn
Salt - as needed

Oil - for frying..

METHOD :

• Take rice in a big bowl and soaked it for 2 hours.
• Then grind it in a grinder and make it as a fine paste..
• Then transfer it into a mixing bowl.
• Now pour it in a clean kitchen towel to drain water...
• Upto 5 to 7 mins and then the flour is ready to make...
• Take out from the towel and transfer it into a mixing bowl..
• Now add in urad dal powder, sesame seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida and salt mix well with your hands..
• Make sure the dough must be soft pilable dough...
• Prepare a plate with wet towel and keep aside..
• Take the star holed plate in a three holes murukku press and fill it with prepared dough...
• Heat a oil in a kadai, Meanwhile draw Thenkuzhal murukku in circles in a wet towel...
• Take the murukku circle carefully and drop one by one into the oil...
• And fry it in medium flame. Fry both sides till golden colour or the bubbles ceases.. 
• Take it out and place it in the oil strainer with a paper towel to remove excess oil and alow to cool...
• Store it in air tight container and serve..

NOTES :

1. Those who are trying it for first time can half the ingredints mentioned above..
2. You can also use oil or butter for preparing the dough but i didn't use as i feel the murukku stays fresh for long period..
3. I use coconut oil for frying you may also use groundnut oil...

PICTORIAL :

I take 1 kg

Soak it for 2 hours

Drain the water completely

Grind it in a grinder

Make it a smooth paste

Now it done

Transfer it into a vessel

Then pour it in a towel and let it stay for 5 mins

Now take the towel edges towards the centre

Now it's ready

This is in correct consistency

Prepare youe urad dal flour

Transfer the dough in a vessel

Add in urad dal flour

Some cumin seeds

Sprinkle some sesame seeds

Then salt

Asafoetida

It's time to mix

Mix evenly

Now the dough is ready

Prepare a white cloth in a plate

Heat the pan with oil

Take this murukku press and this shape

Fill it with dough

Sueeze it out in a circular motion

Now it's done

See how superb is this

Take it carefully

Drop it one by one into the heated oil

Like this

Drop one by one carefully into the oil

Keep it medium flame

Now flip it carefully

Leave it for 1 mins

Then flip it 

When the oil fully subside

Now it's time to take it out

Drain it in a oil stainer

Repeat the process for the rest of the dough

Now it's done

Look's yummy

Serve

Enjoy..