Butter Murukku
Murukku is a South Indian snack made using a mix of rice flour and urad or gram flour. It needs a murukku or idiyappam maker which has different attachments for different shapes. The word Murukku is derived from the Tamil word for twisted, which is how we can define it’s shape.
Murukku has different shapes as well as flavours. The butter murukku or benne murukku is piped directly into hot oil and it keeps breaking as it drops. The texture of benne murukku as you bite into it is soft and yet crunchy. Also, this is non-spicy, making it the perfect snack for little ones.
Murukku is a great snack option with your evening cup of tea or coffee. You can make it in larger quantities and store it in an airtight container. But I must say – this is quite an addictive snack. I am never able to stop after a few pieces..:)
Butter Murukku
Course: Snacks and SavouriesCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Easy4
servings10
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minutesA good snack to have with your evening cup or coffee…
Ingredients
Rice flour – 1/2 cup
Gram flour /Besan – 6 tbsp
Butter – 2 tbsp
Cumin Seeds – 1/2 tsp
Hing – 1/8 tsp
Salt – as per taste
Water – add as needed
Oil for frying
Directions
- Keep oil for heating in a kadai.
- Mix together the rice and gram flour. Rub in the butter with your fingers till it resembles bread crumbs.
- To this, add cumin seeds, hing and salt and mix well. Add water little by little to knead it into a smooth dough.
- Fill the murukku maker with the dough and pipe it directly into hot oil at medium heat.
- Fry it till it is crispy but doesn’t change color much.
- Store it in an airtight container once it cools down.
