Mundiri Murukku /Cashew Murukku

Coming to day2 of blogging marathon #93,themed under Diwali sweet and savories is a crunchy murukku.
This is a super crunchy murukku with cashew and roasted gram powder.I tried this murukku only with cashew powder and rice flour couple of times.It came out good and not as crunchy as expected.Then I used some roasted gram dhal powder along with cashews and the result was amazing and the murukku came out so cruchy and stayed crunchy for longer time.

                                                                      

                                                            

                                       Mundiri Murukku /Cashew Murukku

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time 15 minutes

   Cooking time 30 minutes

   Makes 300 gms(approximately)

   

  Ingredients

    

Ingredient	Quantity
Rice flour/arisimaavu	1 cup
Whole cashews/mundiri	15-17
Roasted gram dhal/pottukadalai	1 tbs
Ghee/nei	1 tbs
Sesame seeds/yellu	2 tsp
Asafoetida/perungayam	1/8 tsp
Salt	3/4 tsp
Water	to knead
Oil	for frying

  Method 

• Take the cashews and roasted gram dhal in a blender jar and grind it to a fine powder.Sieve it and keep it aside.
• Heat the oil in a pan and take all the ingredients in a  bowl and  mix it well.Now to this sprinkle little water at a time and knead it to a soft dough.Keep it covred.

• Take the murukku press with the star or round  disc,fill the dough.Squeeze it in the oil in a circular pattern and fry it for a minute.Fry it till the sizzling sound ceases and the murukku turned out crunchy.Remove it from the oil and drain it on a paper towel.Break it into small pieces.

• After cooling,store it in an air tight container.

• Cover the dough with a plate to prevent drying.
• If you feel hard to squeeze then sprinkle some water and mix the dough.
• Instead of squeezing it in hot oil,small murukkus can be made on a butter paper or a flat ladle and drop it in the oil.

Enjoy............................

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Sago Murukku/Javvarisi Murukku Easy Diwali Snack

Today's recipe is a slightly sour and crunchy murukku with the sago/javvarisi.This recipe I learnt from one of our family friend and she is an expert in making this murukku.
This is a simple and easy to make murukku but the sago needs to be soaked for 2-3 hours atleast.Once the sago is soaked then making the murukku is very easy.Originally the soaked sago is mashed and added but some of the sago are hard even after soaking.So I grind it in a blender to bit coarse paste and use.Try this crispy,mouth melting for Diwali and enjoy,now off to the recipe................

Basic Information

Soaking time      3-4 hrs
Preparation Time 10 minutes
Cooking Time      20 minutes
Yields 3 cups(approximately)

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Sago/Javvarisi	1/3cup
Rice Flour/arisi maavu	1 cup
Roasted Gram dhal/pottukadalai	1/4cup
Gram flour/kadala maavu	1tbs
Sour Curd/Thayir	1/2cup
Red Chilly Powder/milagai podi	1tsp
Sesame seeds/yellu	1tsp
Salt	1tsp
Hot oil(to add to the flour)	11/2tbs
Oil	for deep frying

Method

Soak the sago with the yogurt and 1/2 cup of water for 3-4 hrs or overnight.Powder the roasted gram dhal and set it aside.Grind the sago to a coarse paste in a blender.

In a wide bowl add the powdered gram dhal,ground sago,rice flour,gram flour,red chilly powder,sesame seeds,salt.To this add the hot oil and mix it well.Now it looks crumbly.Use very little water and knead it to a soft dough.

Fill the murukku press with the dough with the 3-5 holed blade.Heat the oil in a pan a medium flame,once the oil becomes hot squeeze directly into the oil in a circular motion.
When it is half cooked using the ladle,break the murukku into pieces.Cook it till the sizzling sound ceases.Drain it on a paper.Continue it for the rest of the dough.

Store it in an air tight container after cooling.

Enjoy.......................................................................

• Instead of red chilly powder,green chilly can be grind along with the sago,the color of the murukku will be pale in color.
• Sesame seeds can be replaced with cumin seeds.
• Here I use the round eyed blade,you can use the star shaped blade also.

Linking to Diwali Bash 2013 event happenings at Cooks Joy and Diwali Delicacies Event at Spicy Treats  and Priya's Versatile Recipes.

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Paasiparuppu(Moong Dhal) Murukku

Paasiparuppu murukku is a crunchy snack which is so flavorful and has a distinct taste, also called as Maghizhampoo Murukku since the star shape blade is used.We make it for Diwali and originally it is deep fried in coconut oil which gives a nice aroma to this murukku.Here follows the recipe for tasty and crunchy murukku...

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Rice flour	4cups
Moong dhal	1cup
Butter	3tbs
Sesame seeds	2tsp
Asafoetida	1/4tsp
Salt	to taste
Oil	for frying

Method

                    Pressure cook the  moong dhal with enough water till it becomes soft.Once it becomes cold mash it well.In a large mixing bowl take the rice flour,moong dhal,butter,sesame seeds,asafoetida and salt.

Mix it well,sprinkle water as needed and make a smooth and soft dough.

Heat the oil in the pan and meanwhile fill the murukku press with star shape disc and squeeze it on a flat ladle or small plates and drop it in the oil.

Fry it till both the sides get cooked and drain it in  paper towel.

Store it in an air tight container.

• Sesame seeds can be replaced by cumin seeds(jeera).
• Originally it is fried in coconut oil but here I mixed 2tbs of coconut oil in the regular oil to get the flavor.
• Chilly powder can be added to get a spicy murukku.
• Squeezing the murukku on a flat ladle is easy to drop in the oil. 
• Butter can be replaced with hot oil or ghee

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Poondu/Garlic Murukku

This is a very flavorful murukku which is my kiddo's favorite and whenever I ask him for any snack his reply will be murukku(mukkuru thats how he pronounces).As murukku is a favorite for kids thought it would be a good choice for kids back to hostel food.
This one is made with roasted gram dhal(pottukadalai) powder or  gram flour(kadalamaavu/besan) along with rice flour.Garlic and red chilly paste is the highlight of this murukku which gives a very nice flavor.My mom uses curry leaves along with the garlic and red chilly but I didn't have fresh curry leaves I avoided.Here is the recipe..............................

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Rice flour/arisimaavu	3cups
Kadalamaavu/besan	1cup
Butter/vennai	2tbs
Hot oil	1tbs
Garlic/poondu	4-5cloves
Redchilly/varamilagai	5nos.
Salt	2tsp
Oil	for frying

Method 

• Grind the garlic and red chilly to a fine paste and keep it aside.Heat a pan with oil and keep it in a medium flame.
• Sieve the flours and take it in a bowl,add salt to it.To this add the ground paste,hot oil,butter and mix it to a dough with water.
• Fill the murukku press with the prepared dough with the single eyed star disc.Squeeze it into a circular motion and make the spirals as shown on a plate or paper or a rolling board.
• Drop the spirals in the hot oil and cook it in a medium flame till the sizzling sound ceases or till golden.Drain it on a paper towel.
• Store it in an airtight container after it cools completely.

 Enjoy...................................................................

• This murukku doesn't need cumin seeds or sesame seeds,as the flavor of the garlic is enough.
• Grind the garlic and red chilly to a very fine paste otherwise pass it through a strainer if it is not grind properly.
• Instead of making spirals it can be directly squeeze into the oil.

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Thenkuzhal/Murukku

This post has been lying in my draft since Diwali and finally posted it today.Murukku is a traditional snack which prepared for festival especially Diwali.There are lot of variants in the murukku recipe and this is my mom's recipe,uses home made rice flour. I used the store bought rice flour and here is the recipe for crunchy and yummy murukku....



Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Rice flour	4cups
Urad dhal	1cup
Roasted gram dhal(pottukadalai)	1/4cup
Cumin seeds	1tbs
Butter	5tbs
Asafoetida	1/4tsp
Salt	to taste
Oil	for frying

Method


                 Dry roast the urad dhal to a nice golden brown color and powder it in the blender and sieve it(used store bought urad flour and roasted it),powder the pottukadali and sieve it.

Take a large mixing bowl and mix rice flour,urad flour,roasted gram dhal flour,cumin seeds,salt and butter.Make a smooth  and stiff dough with water.
Heat the pan with oil and fill the murukku press with the prepared dough using the round eyed disc.Squeeze it on a ladle or small plates.
Drop it carefully in the oil once the oil becomes hot enough.Cook both the sides till the sizzling sound stops and drain it on a paper towel.

Once it becomes cool store it in an air tight container.

• Instead of cumin seeds,sesame seeds can be used.
• If you are making large quantities make the dough in batches otherwise the color may turn dark.
• While dropping the murukku the oil should be hot,then reduce the temperature to medium.

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Diwali Sweets And Snacks Diwali 2013

Here is a collection of sweets and snacks for Diwali.

Paalkova	Savory Diamond cuts	Shahi Rabri
Sweet Paniyaram	Bombay Halwa	Mango Kesari
Karasev	Karachi Halwa	Rava Kesari
Madras Mixture	Cornflakes Mixture	Puran Poli
Thenkuzhal	Omapodi	Boondhi Ladoo
Paneer Pakora	Pasiparuppu Murukku	Javvarisi Vada
Surul Poli	Kaasi Halwa	Ashoka Halwa
Nendran Chips	Olai Pakoda	Paasiparuppu Urundai
Sweet Corn Halwa	Gulab Jamun	Sweet Somas
Carrot Halwa	Panasa Thonnalu	Maida Biscuits
Rava Ladoo	Garlic Murukku	Aloo Bhujia
Murukku-Version 2	Chivda	Kodubale
Malai Jamun	Tirunelveli Halwa	7 Cup Burfi
Thattai	Sago Murukku	Masala Peanuts

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