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Butter Murukku

Butter Murukku is a crunchy savoury snack from South India.
Course dry snack
Cuisine Tamil nadu
Keyword butter murukku, dry snacks, murukku recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Author Jayashree

Equipment

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

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

Instructions

  • Take all the flour in a wide bowl, add salt, asafoetida, cumin powder and mix it
  • Melt butter and put it in it. Mix it well.
  • Take only half the quantity of the flour and knead to a stiff dough.
  • Heat pil in a kadai.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Remove in a plate with tissue paper, repeat for the rest of the dough.