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Aval murukku recipe, Poha chakli, Diwali recipes
2017-10-11 21:25:35

Serves 3
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Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
25 min
Total Time
40 min
Ingredients
- 1. Aval/ Poha – ½ cup
- 2. Fried gram dal – ¼ cup
- 3. Rice flour – ¾ cup
- 4. Water – ¾ cup
- 5. Salt – to taste
- 6. Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
- 7. Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
- 8. Oil/ Melted butter – 1 tbsp
- 9. Hing – a pinch
- 10. Oil – for frying
Note
- * 1 cup = 235 ml
Instructions
- Now in a blender add gram dal and grind it into fine powder and keep it aside. Make sure it is fine powder.
- Now again in a clean blender add poha/ aval and grind it into fine powder and keep it aside. Make sure it is fine powder.
- In a bowl add rice flour, poha/aval powder, fried gram dal powder cumin seeds, oil, red chili powder and salt. Mix well.
- Add water gradually to form a soft dough.
- Heat oil in a frying pan. Take the murukku maker and place above shown disc template in the murukku maker. Make sure it is place properly. Now pinch a small portion of dough and place it in the murukku maker.
- Press the murukku maker in circular portion to form chakli/ murukku. You can press the murukku on a paper towel, muslin cloth, wax paper or slotted spoon. You can press all murukku at a time then fry in oil or fry it instantly as soon as you press the dough.
- Now drop the murukku one by one in the oil by placing each one on a slotted spoon and sliding it gently in oil. As soon as drop the murukku in oil you will notice oil bubbling which is completely fine. Fry them in medium heat.
- When one side is done flip it and cook till bubbles cease and the murukku turns golden brown. Transfer it to a plate with paper towel and serve. Repeat the process till all the dough is over. Store the unused murukku in air tight container.
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How to make Aval murukku with step by step images

- Now in a blender add gram dal and grind it into fine powder and keep it aside. Make sure it is fine powder.
- Now again in a clean blender add poha/ aval and grind it into fine powder and keep it aside. Make sure it is fine powder.
- In a bowl add rice flour, poha/aval powder, fried gram dal powder, hing, cumin seeds, oil, red chili powder and salt. Mix well.
- Add water gradually to form a soft dough.
- Heat oil in a frying pan. Take the murukku maker and place above shown disc template in the murukku maker. Make sure it is place properly.
- Now pinch a small portion of dough and place it in the murukku maker. Press the murukku maker in circular portion to form chakli/ murukku. You can press the murukku on a paper towel, muslin cloth, wax paper or slotted spoon. You can press all murukku at a time then fry in oil or fry it instantly as soon as you press the dough.
- Now drop the murukku one by one in the oil by placing each one on a slotted spoon and sliding it gently in oil. As soon as drop the murukku in oil you will notice oil bubbling which is completely fine. Fry them in medium heat.
- When one side is done flip it and cook till bubbles cease and the murukku turns golden brown. Transfer it to a plate with paper towel and serve. Repeat the process till all the dough is over. Store the unused murukku in air tight container.
Notes:
- Make sure to check for salt before adding water.
- Add water little by little as the dough plays key role in making chakli/ murukku.
- Make sure to place the disc template in the murukku maker properly before placing dough.
- Try making chakli/ murukku first on a muslin cloth/ wax paper, finish pressing all the dough into chakli shape and then fry, so you will get time to practice and perfect the murukku shape.
- You can also trying pressing murukku batter on the back of slotted spoon, the drop it in the oil.
- After you have mastered pressing dough into murukku shape you can transfer one murukku at a time on slotted spoon, then drop it in oil if you are beginner.
- Make sure oil is well heated by dropping a small ball of dough. If it comes up immediately, the oil is at right temperature.
- Fry chakli/ murukku in medium flame for even coloring and cooked interior.
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