Skip to main content

Featured Post

Thandai flavoured Daliya Kheer

Holi Special 🎨Thandai Daliya Kheer  ( Vegan, Refined sugar free)🎉 Why not indulge in a healthy thandai flavoured daliya kheer which is not only fibre rich but absolutely nourishing and guiltfree. I have added some fruits and dried roses to make a colourful holi dessert.Do try this for a quick healthy treat..📌 For Thandai Masala 💜 Almonds 2 tbsp 🧡 Dried Roses 4-5 💚 Black peppercorns 6-8 💛 poppy seeds 1 tbsp 💓 Cardamom 4-5 ❤ Saffron a pinch For Kheer 🔖Almond milk 21/2 cups 🔖Daliya/Broken wheat 5 tbsp 🔖Maple syrup 1/4 cup 🔖Thandai masala powder 2tsp 🏷Make a powder of the ingredients given under Thandai masala to make thandai powder. 🏷 Heat a pan, add almond milk, daliya, maple syrup , stir and cook well for  30 mins on low flame with lid closed. Serve immediately and decorate with colourful fruits

Instant Butter Murukku


Roasted gram dal Murukku is an Instant south Indian version of Chaklis which is usually prepared in Maharashtra and Gujarat. These are usually prepared in Diwali and Krishna Janamashtami.
5Chaklis are a bit harder in texture than these Murukkus. They are so light they can't hold shape like Chaklis. I bet these are too good to resist and will be eaten off within no time especially by children.

This is a very handy recipe as you can prepare them within no time with ingredients you already have in hand. Roasted gram also known as Puthani is powdered to make a flour and combined with Rice flour and butter to make crispy melt in mouth Murukkus.
Flavored with Hing, Carom seeds, and sesame seeds, these are super delicious to relish and enjoy.

The main trick is in mixing the butter along with the flours such that they turn too light and crispy. Let's dive into the recipe.

INGREDIENTS:
Roasted gram /Puthani 1/2 cup
Rice flour 2 cups
Ajwain / Carom seeds 1/2 tsp
Melted butter 1 tbsp
Sesame seeds 1/2 tsp
Red chili powder 1/2 tsp
Salt and water as needed
Cooking oil to deep fry.

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Grind 1/4 cup Roasted gram in a grinder into a fine powder and measure 1/4 cup. Keep aside.
2. In a bowl, add rice flour, roasted gram flour, salt, red chili powder, carom seeds sesame seeds.

3. Now add melted butter and water.



4. Mix well to spread the butter in the flour mixture and make a slightly sticky dough.


5. In a Kadhai, take Oil for frying and heat it in low flame.

 6. Take a Chakli /Murukku press with a star-shaped chakli maker.


7. Fill it with dough and squeeze the dough in when the oil gets hot enough.

 

8. Deep fry the murukku till they turn slightly orange. Dont over fry them as they may taste burnt.

7.Remove and drain on a paper towel. Store in an airtight container after they cool down.


  I hope you will love making these Murukkus and relish with friends and family.



Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Karigadubu (Fried Sweet Dumplings)

 It is that time of the year when we make the most sweet items . Shravana Maasa , the first of the four Chaturmasa is considered very auspicious and we perform Pooja to the  Dieties with all our devotion and excitement. Karigadubu means fried kadubu ( sweet dumplings made with Chana dal and Jaggery stuffed in Wheat flour dough and deep fried) . It is a mandatory sweet to make on special occasions like Varamahalakshmi Vratam, Shravan Shukravara Pooja, Shravan Gauri pooja.  Ingredients:  For the stuffing:( Hoorana) Chana Dal 1 cup Toor dal 1/2 cup Jaggery 3/4 -1 cup Cardamom powder  Camphor powder a small pinch For the dough: Wheat flour 1 cup Oil 1 tbsp Sugar 1 tsp Salt a pinch For Sathi : Rice flour 2 tbsp Ghee 1 tbsp For Frying: Oil  INSTRUCTION: 1 Thoroughly wash Chana Dal and Toor dal 3 times and add enough water to that bowl to let the dals soak for 2-3 hours. This will help the dals to cook easily. 2.For the Dough : 👉🏻Take rice flour and ghee in a mi...

Eggless Brazilian Cheese Bread

Pao de Queijo (pronounced as pown -deh- kay-zho) aka Brazilian Cheese Bread is a small baked cheese bun, a popular snack and breakfast food that originated in the state Minas Gerais of Brazil. These are bread/buns usually made with tapioca flour, milk, oil, cheese, salt, and egg/egg substitute. Since I don't use eggs in my baking I have used vinegar instead. These are soft, chewy and so addictive. I love to make healthy bakes from all around the world. Inspired by this YouTube video by Something Dave and I gave it a try as it was an eggless version.These came out so well. These are super simple and easy to make with just five ingredients. A must try because they are gluten-free, contain no yeast, no baking powder, yet so soft and cheesy😋 I had never tried baking with tapioca flour...and found it so interesting to bake with. The dough is too sticky and you will need some extra flour to be dusted to make balls out of it. I have used plant-based pa...

Bhagar / Varicha Bhaat /Barnyard millet Khichdi recipe

Happy Shravan Somvar to everyone celebrating😊🙏🎉🎉 We usually fast on all the Shravan Somvaar’s till evening & offer Naivedyam to Lord Shiva at night & break the fast. So Bhagar is one such traditional Maharashtrian fasting  recipe made using barnyard millet that I made yesterday. INGREDIENTS: Barnyard Millet 2 cups Potato cubed 1 large Green chillies 3-4  Peanuts 1/4 cup (Roasted & powdered) Ghee 1-2 tbsp Jeera 1 tsp Asafoetida 1 pinch Salt to taste Sugar to taste Water 4-5 cups Coriander leaves  Lemon juice 1 tbsp INSTRUCTION: 1. In a pan, Dry roast Barnyard millet on low flame for 2 minutes.Keep aside. 2. Heat the same pan, add ghee, jeera seeds, chopped green chillies, Cubed potatoes, asafoetida crushed peanuts, and saute well on low flame till potatoes are fried and cooked. 3.Add water and let it come to a boil. Add salt & sugar to taste. 4.Once it starts boiling, add the barnyard millet & mix well. Cover & let it cook for 4-5 minutes till t...