Diwali Snack Recipes - Murukku Recipes - Peanut Murukku

Healthy & Tasty Peanut Murukku

Ingredients

• Rice Flour - 1 cup
• Roasted Peanut ( Without Skin) - 1/4 Cup
• Butter - 1 tsp
• Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
• Sesame Seeds - 1 tsp
• Salt - As needed
• Oil - For deep frying
• Water - As needed

Method:

Step 1:

• Take a blender, Add the roasted peanuts make powder, Add little water to it, grind it as a smooth paste. transfer to a mixing bowl.
• In the same bowl, add rice flour, butter, Asafoetida, sesame seeds, salt,   required water and knead to make a smooth dough without cracks. 

Step 2:

• Fill the dough in murukku press. You can grease some ladles and squeeze on it. 
• Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan or kadai, (To check if the oil is hot, drop a piece of dough into the hot oil, if it raises to the surface immediately, the oil is hot enough to fry the murukkus).
• If the oil is too hot, keep the flame in medium, slide the murukku from the ladle into the hot oil gently.
• let it cook for a few seconds, then flip it over to the other side.
• When the murukku is cooked, you will not sees the bubbles in the oil.
• Drain the murukkus in kitchen towels.

Notes

• For murukku to turn out without breaking, make sure enough water is used to knead dough. The rice flour must be finest flour too. 
• Do not add more butter more than mentioned. Murukku will get dissolved in oil. 
• You can add raw peanuts also instead of roasted peanuts.
• If you want more spicy, You can add red chili powder( 1 tsp)