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Thenkuzhal Murukku recipe

Thenkuzhal Murukku Recipe

August 22, 2016 By Priya Shiva 18 Comments

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Thenkuzhal Murukku is a savory snack which is usually prepared for Krishna Jyanathi or Diwali. I love this snack so much that I can prepare it as a tea-time snack too! These snacks are made in bigger scale as they stay good for upto three weeks.

 

Prepare this snack in quick easy steps by watching this video:

 

Thenkuzhal Murukku Recipe

I love festival season as everyone is excited to wear new clothes, eat goodies and even the streets look all decorated. Food plays an important role in any festival for us. We Indians love to make both sweets and savories for any special occasion.

 

Thenkuzhal Murukku

Coming back to today’s recipe, Thenkuzhal murukku is a snack made mainly with rice flour and ural dal flour (while lentil flour). You can prepare rice flour and urad dal flour at home too:-

Watch this video to make rice flour at home

 

 

Urad dal flour – Roast 1 cup ural dal on low flame for few minutes till it turns light brown. Grind it to make a fine powder. Sieve the flour twice and spread it on a newspaper for 15 minutes. Store in a dry container and use it to make snacks.

 

You also need the snack press to make thenkuzhal murukku as shown in the above picture. We get this press easily in our local markets or you can even check it out in amazon online site. So, sharing the detailed recipe to make thenkuzhal murukku. Hope you all try it out at home and share the feedback.

Check out Uppu Cheedai recipe too from my blog.

 

Thenkuzhal Murukku

Thenkuzhal Murukku recipe
5 from 9 votes
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Thenkuzhal Murukku Recipe

Course Snack
Cuisine Indian
Keyword snack
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 15
Author Priya Shiva

Ingredients

  • Rice flour - 1 cup
  • Urad dal flour / white lentil flour - 1/4 cup
  • Butter - 1 tbsp
  • Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Idhayam Mantra Groundnut Oil for deep frying

Instructions

  1. Roast rice flour on low flame for few minutes. Make sure that the color doesn't change. Keep stirring. Let it cool down completely.

  2. Sieve rice flour, urad dal flour and transfer it into a mixing bowl. Add salt, cumin seeds, asafoetida and mix well.

  3. Add butter ( it should be at room temperature) and mix well.
  4. Sprinkle water and start mixing to make a soft dough and in the meanwhile heat oil in a frying pan.
  5. Use the 3 hole disc as shown in the step wise picture to make thenkuzhal.
  6. Fill dough in the snack press and press it slowly in circular motion on a oil greased plastic sheet.
  7. Slide them gently into the oil and fry them over medium heat till they turn light golden brown.
  8. Drain excess oil and follow the same procedure for rest of the dough.
  9. Let it cool down completely before storing them in an air-tight container.

Recipe Notes

  • Always fry a single piece to check if its crispy. If it turns out very hard to bite, it means the dough needs more butter. If it breaks easily, then add more flour.
  • Make this snack in batches. Keep the dough covered with a wet cloth.
  • Make sure to check if oil is ready. You can check by dropping a small ball of the dough in the hot oil and if it immediately comes on top, oil is ready.
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Comments

  1. Alboni says

    August 22, 2016 at 1:02 pm

    5 stars
    Crispy murukku !!! Feel like grabbing from the picture.

    Reply
    • Priya Shiva says

      August 22, 2016 at 1:18 pm

      thank you 🙂

      Reply
  2. Brian Jones says

    August 23, 2016 at 11:39 am

    5 stars
    I love Indian savoury snacks, hell, I just love savoury snacks and these sound delicious and are completely new to me!

    Reply
    • Priya Shiva says

      August 23, 2016 at 12:25 pm

      Thank you Brian! You got to try them if you love Indian snacks 🙂

      Reply
  3. Igor @ Cooking The Globe says

    August 23, 2016 at 12:50 pm

    5 stars
    That’s a complicated name :)) But I love how they look! I am surely trying these treats soon 🙂

    Reply
    • Priya Shiva says

      August 23, 2016 at 1:05 pm

      Yes, its a tongue twister 🙂 🙂

      Reply
  4. Luci says

    August 23, 2016 at 12:51 pm

    5 stars
    I’ve never heard of this before but it sounds so crispy and tasty I want to try it! Do you know where I can get a press in the UK

    Reply
    • Priya Shiva says

      August 23, 2016 at 1:05 pm

      You can try online sites like Amazon 🙂

      Reply
  5. Kavey says

    August 23, 2016 at 1:38 pm

    Those look perfectly shaped and perfectly cooked too! Lovely colour!

    Reply
    • Priya Shiva says

      August 23, 2016 at 2:54 pm

      thank you 🙂

      Reply
  6. Renz says

    August 23, 2016 at 5:08 pm

    I initially thought this was sweet but I realize this is savory. So interesting. Would love to taste this

    Reply
  7. Sai Priya says

    August 24, 2016 at 2:49 pm

    These crispy bites are tempting me ..Beautiful pics dear

    Reply
    • Priya Shiva says

      August 24, 2016 at 3:00 pm

      Thank you <3

      Reply
  8. Sainath says

    September 30, 2018 at 6:56 am

    5 stars

    Can u advise whether ready to use idly rava powder be substituted for rice powder here ? Would it liik n taste as good ?

    Reply
    • Priya Shiva says

      September 30, 2018 at 8:49 am

      No. Idli rava powder is very coarse. We need finely powdered and sifted rice powder.

      Reply
  9. Mary says

    December 27, 2019 at 8:51 pm

    i….thanks a lot for the lovely recipe….the murukku turn out perfect all the time…btw do I need to roast the packet rice flour before mixing with the urad dhal flour? The packet rice flour that I buy from my local sundry shop has little corn flour mixed with it so the murukku turns out crispy always….

    Reply
    • Priya Shiva says

      January 2, 2020 at 9:19 am

      You can use store bought flour and roast it.

      Reply
    • Mary says

      April 30, 2020 at 1:53 pm

      Tqsm for your prompt reply…

      Reply

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