Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Moong Dal Murukulu ( Chakli )


Ingredients:
2 cups - Cooked moong dal paste (Add 2 cups of water to moong dal and cook into a paste in a pressure cooker. Let it cook until 2 to 3 whistles) 
2 1/2 cups - Rice flour
1 ts - ajwain/carom seeds ( Vaamu )
1 tbs- sesame seeds ( Roasted for 2 min )
2 ts- salt 
1 tbs- red chilli powder
1/2 tbs - oil
Oil for deep frying


Directions :
1. Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl.
2. Now add the moong dal paste and 1/2 tbs oil and mix thoroughly into a muruku dough.
You can adjust the quantity of rice flour to get a muruku dough consistency. 
3. Using a muruku maker, put muruku into the oil and deep fry until golden brown.