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Deep Fried Urad and Rice Flour Dough Balls (Murukku)

Deep Fried Urad and Rice Flour Dough Balls (Murukku) — a recipe imported from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

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

Instructions

  1. 1
    Dry roast the urad dal. Grind it into a fine powder, and keep it aside.
  2. 2
    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.
  3. 3
    Mix in enough water to make a dough of roti consistency.
  4. 4
    In a deep frying pan heat enough oil for deep frying.
  5. 5
    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.
  6. 6
    Drain the finished fritters on a paper towel.