Deep Fried Urad and Rice Flour Dough Balls (Murukku)

Name: Deep Fried Urad and Rice Flour Dough Balls (Murukku)
Ingredients: 2 cups rice flour; ½ cup urad dal; 2 tsp jeera; 4 tsp sesame seeds; 1 tsp red chile powder; Salt to taste; 3 tbsp oil (hot); Oil for deep frying

Ingredients

2 cups rice flour
½ cup urad dal
2 tsp jeera
4 tsp sesame seeds
1 tsp red chile powder
Salt to taste
3 tbsp oil (hot)
Oil for deep frying

Steps

Dry roast the urad dal. Grind it into a fine powder, and keep it aside.
In a wide bowl combine the rice flour, urad dal powder, chili powder, salt, sesame seeds, and jeera. Mix it well, then mix in the oil.
Mix in enough water to make a dough of roti consistency.
In a deep frying pan heat enough oil for deep frying.
Once the oil is hot enough for frying, press dough into a murukku mould. Fry the murukku in batches until they are light golden brown in color.
Drain the finished fritters on a paper towel.

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Adapted from “Deep Fried Urad and Rice Flour Dough Balls (Murukku)” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.