KADALAI MAAVU MURUKU

KADALAI MAAVU MURUKU

250 gm pure rice flour

60 gm kadalai maavu ( chick pea flour )

½ tsp ajowan seeds

½ tsp cumin, coarsely pounded

1 tsp salt or to taste

1 tbsp white sesame seeds

¼ asafetida powder, (optional)

1 tbsp ghee

2 cup thick coconut milk

Oil for deep frying

1.   slightly roasted the rice flour and chick pea flour keep aside to cool.

2.   In a bowl add in the flour,salt,cumin,ajowan seeds,ghee and the asafetida if use.

3.   Heat the coconut milk and when it is boiling pour hot coconut milk little by little stir with a spoon ( don’t pour all the coconut milk) till it became a firm hot dough .

4.   Let it cool then knead it. It must not stick to your hand.

5.   Heat the oil in a pan. Put the dough mixture into a muruku press with a star plate. Pipe out dough onto a piece of baking paper.

6.   Slide the piped out dough into heated oil and deep fry over medium heat until golden brown.

7.   Remove with a perforated ladle and drain on absorbent kitchen paper. Cool and store in  an airtight container.

NOTE: The coconut milk must be very hot if not your muruku will be hard to bite. And don’t use blended rice flour.