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MURUKKU - Version 1

Ingredients

White gram (ulunthu)Flour - 500 gm
Rice flour - 500 gm
Butter - 160gm
Coconut - 1
Sesame seed - 50 gm
Cumin seeds - 50 gm
Salt to taste
Cooking oil for frying


Method

Mix both kind of flours and salt.
Soften the butter and mix well with flour.
Add sesame and cumin seeds and mix thoroughly.
Extract think coconut milk from the coconut.
Add coconut milk bit by bit until you get the right consistency.
Put dough in Murukku press and press out on banana leaves or pieces of paper.
Deep fry in hot oil until golden brown.
Keep in air-tight container.

Tips
Fry a small ball of tamarind first, to remove odour of oil.
If the consistency of the dough is too watery, the Murukku will absorb oil.