BUTTER CHAKLI - BUTTER MURUKKU - DIWALI SPECIAL SNACK II बटर चकली II BY VIJAYALAKSHMI II

Ingredients:

• Rice : 2 Cups (Washed, drained water & • dried )

• Oil • Water

• Moong dal / Split Green Gram : ½ Cup

• Chana Dal / Split Bengal Gram : ½ Cup • Butter : 2 tbsp

• Heeng / Asafoetida : ½ tsp

• Salt as per taste Method:

• In a bowl – Wash Rice & Soak for 30 mins.

After 30 minus drain water and spread on a kitchen towel.

• Fry Chana dal, till hot (don’t allow to change its colour)

• Similarly fry moong dal. Fry & cool

• Grind them in a mixer jar to a smooth powder

• Sieve the flour and ensure that there are no lumps

• Take a bowl/vessel – add the Rice Flour & Dal Flours. Mix well with a whisker.

• To this add Salt, Heeng & Butter. Mix well. Sprinkle water little by little and make a smooth dough

• Now Murukku dough is ready

• I’m going to use “Star Mould” for making Murukku

• Take 2 handful of dough and put it in the mould. Close it with a lid

• Heat oil in a Pan

• When the Oil is hot, squeeze the dough with the Chakli mould into a round shaped Murukku (or) Grease a small plate with oil. Make /squeeze the Murukku and then invert it into the hot oil.

• Fry these Murukkus, till they become golden brown in colour.

• Our Butter Chakli or Murukkus are ready !!!

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