Garlic karasev/ Poondu karasev/ Vellulli karapusa is a crunchy and delicious snack made with garlic, besan and rice flour acting as key ingredients. This strong flavored and mildly spicy snack can be made at home very easily with just few ingredients involving less time. This quick to make snacks can be served as evening snack on any day and can be made for the most awaited festival of the year DIWALI. Yes you heard it right starting from today you will witness few diwali special sweets and snacks to enlighten the festival more. This recipe does not involve grinding of rice and is made with store bought rice flour which is a added benefit. So let’s get to the making!
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PREP TIME
COOK TIME
TOTAL TIME
SERVES
10 min
25 min
35 min
4
Ingredients
Garlic – 4
Besan- 2 cups
Rice flour- ½ cup
Red chilli powder- 1 tsp
Salt- to taste
Water – required amount to make soft dough
Hot butter – 2 tbsp
Oil – for frying
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How to make garlic karasev with step by step images
In a blender add garlic and blend into paste adding little water. Keep this aside.
Heat oil in a frying pan. Now in a wide bowl add besan, rice flour, salt, red chilli powder and hot melted butter. Now to this mixture using a strainer pour the garlic paste to get rid of garlic chunks in dough.
Now after adding the garlic juice through strainer mix everything really well. Now add water gradually to form a soft dough.
Now in the murukku presser fit the above shown disc template. Make sure it fits perfectly. Now pinch a medium sized portion of dough and stuff it in the murukku presser. Check if the dough flows freely through the holes. If you are able to press the dough easily then the consistency of the dough is perfect.
Now check if the oil temperature is right by dropping tiny ball of dough if the balls comes right away the temperature is perfect. Now keeping the flame in medium press the dough in circular motion. Do not make too many circle. As soon as you press the dough in oil you see the oil bubbling. When the bubbles start to cease flip the murukku. When bubbles cease completely it means the murukku is cooked. Remove the murukku using slotted spoon and transfer it to a plate with paper towel. Repeat till all the dough is complete. When the murukku has cooled down store it in air tight container and enjoy!