Thenkuzhal Mullu Murukku

     During diwali, me was trying new snack on daily basis. This is one among my newly tried murukku. Eventhough it have very plain taste. Thenkuzhal murukku is my moooossssstttt favorite but never tried at home. This was the first in my bookmarked recipe. Without any second thought, i tried this using store bought rice flour but using. Mullu murruku plate in murukku press.

ALL YOU NEED:

Rice Flour	1 cup
Urad dhall flour	3 tblsp
Jeera/Ommam	1 tsp
Oil/Butter	2 tblsp
Water	To Knead
Salt	To Taste
Hing	1/4 tsp
Oil	To Deep fry

METHOD:
     Take a wide bowl, add rice flour, urad dhall flour, hing, jeera/ommam, salt, mix all the ingredients. Now pour the oil/butter, mix well again. Now add water little by little until it forms a perfect dough consistency. Now heat oil for deep frying. Meantime, take the murukku presser, grease with oil. Now fill 3/4 of the presser with the dough. Check whether the oil is in perfect heat by adding a pinch of dough into the oil. When it comes up immediately, its the perfect time to deep fry the murukku in batches. Take a laddle or plate, grease it with oil, now press the dough in circle shape and put one by one into the oil. Deep fry on both sides. Transfer it to the tissue paper.

Note: You can also press directly into the oil but i feel pressing it in ladle is safe.

♬ Sangeetha♡Nambi ♬

Cashew Murukku

     Long long ago soooooooo long ago, this term "Murukku" was like a big jargon, thought this can be prepared only by experts chefs. But nowadays being a full time housewife, me started trying many variants of savories. You can checkout my thattu vadai, Omapodi, Ribbon Pakoda for samples. In that queue, recently tried this rich, tasty, easy murukku that too with simple in house ingredients and now its for your views.

ALL YOU NEED:

Rice Flour	1 cup
Red Chilly Powder	1 1/2 spoon
Garlic extract	1/2 cup
Cashewnuts	10 Nos.
Cumin Seeds	1 1/2 spoon
Hing	1/2 spoon
Salt	To Taste
Oil	1 tsp
Oil	To Deep fry

METHOD:
     Soak cashew with some water in mixer, grind it after 5 mins. Meantime, take a wide bowl, add rice flour, red chilly powder, hing, salt and cumin seeds. Mix it well. Now pour oil, garlic extract (which adds nice aroma to the murukku) and cashew mixer. Knead it nicely by adding required water. Make sure, it shouldnot sticky. Now take murukku press and grease it with oil and set it with your favorite shape plate. Heat oil for deep frying, now fill the murukku press with the kneaded dough. Press it when the oil is in perfect hot for deep frying. Keep repeat the same procedure and fry murukku in batches with medium flame. Enjoy with a cup of hot tea.

Note: To prepare garlic extract, add 5 to 6 nos. of garlic cloves, grind with little water and strain the extract.

♬ Sangeetha♡Nambi ♬