{"id":11714,"date":"2012-11-10T23:28:05","date_gmt":"2012-11-11T04:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=11714"},"modified":"2015-03-18T19:25:58","modified_gmt":"2015-03-18T23:25:58","slug":"murukku-crispy-south-indian-snack-gluten-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/murukku-crispy-south-indian-snack-gluten-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Murukku &#8211; Crispy South Indian Snack (Gluten Free)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11728 size-full\" title=\"Murukku 1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/murukku-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/murukku-1.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/murukku-1-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Crispiness, crunchiness and yumminess&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Murukku is a popular snack in South India. This snack always came along with my grandma when she visited us. Without a doubt, grandmas fried murukku tastes delicious. This is also available at almost all snack stores in South India, however home made murukku tastes better than the store bought ones.<\/p>\n<p>This was the first time I made murukku from scratch and it turned out great. My mom had shared the recipe for making murukku sometime back and I&#8217;d been wanting to try this for so long. It was yesterday, finally I had the nerve to try this out. It wasn&#8217;t hard at all, I had so much fun making this. Making anything for the first time excites me.<\/p>\n<p>If you have idiyappam mould, making this is a breeze. You can use the disc with star shaped hole in it to make this. If you don&#8217;t have the mould, then you have to make it with your hands, it&#8217;s a lil time consuming process.<\/p>\n<p>My jaw got stiff of snacking this, my hubby and I snacked till it&#8217;s finished. Apparently, snacks have very short life in my house, I mean very very short: may be micro minutes \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Want to make chukkappam? I have the recipe for that as well, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/chukkappam-married-to-chicken-fry\/\" target=\"_blank\">check it out!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Murukku<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11729 size-full\" title=\"Murukku\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/murukku.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/murukku.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/murukku-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rice flour- 2 cups<\/li>\n<li>Urad dal- 3\/4 cup<\/li>\n<li>Baking soda- 1\/8 tsp<\/li>\n<li>Asafetida- 3 pinches<\/li>\n<li>Sesame seeds, black or white- 3 tbsp<\/li>\n<li>Water- 1 1\/8 cups<\/li>\n<li>Salt- to taste<\/li>\n<li>Oil- enough for deep frying<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instruction<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Roast the urad dal in a pan over medium heat till it turns slight golden in color, let it cool down and grind it into fine powder in a blender or coffee grinder.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11716\" title=\"roasting urad dal\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/roasting-urad-dal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/roasting-urad-dal.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/roasting-urad-dal-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/roasting-urad-dal-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11717\" title=\"ground urad dal\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ground-urad-dal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ground-urad-dal.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ground-urad-dal-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ground-urad-dal-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, combine rice flour, urad flour, sesame seeds, baking soda, asafetida and salt.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11718\" title=\"murukku flour\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/murukku-flour.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/murukku-flour.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/murukku-flour-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/murukku-flour-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Add water little by little and combine using your hand.<\/li>\n<li>I added 1 1\/8 cups of water, it could vary depending on the kind of rice flour you are using, so add the water slowly till you get a soft dough.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11719\" title=\"murukku dough\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/murukku-dough.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/murukku-dough.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/murukku-dough-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/murukku-dough-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t make the dough too hard or watery. Add more rice flour or water accordingly to get the\u00a0constituency. When rolled the dough shouldn&#8217;t break apart.<\/li>\n<li>Knead the dough well for 5 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat.<\/li>\n<li>I used a rotating sevai or mould.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11720\" title=\"murukku mold\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/murukku-mold.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/murukku-mold.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/murukku-mold-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Use the disc with star shaped hole in it to make this murukku.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11721\" title=\"mold\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/mold.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/mold.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/mold-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/mold-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Add a handful of dough to the mould, close the lid and rotate the handle till it presses the dough.<\/li>\n<li>Make the murukku on a greased slotted spoon, this way it&#8217;s easy to add into the frying pan and prevents breaking of the dough while transferring to the frying pan.<\/li>\n<li>Rotate the handle, when the dough falls on the spoon make coils or rounds on the slotted spoon.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11722\" title=\"making murukku\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/making-murukku.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/making-murukku.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/making-murukku-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/making-murukku-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Dip the slotted spoon into the oil and slide the coiled \u00a0dough into the oil.<\/li>\n<li>Fry till it turns light golden in color. The dough should be dipped completely in the oil.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11723\" title=\"frying murukku\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/frying-murukku.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/frying-murukku.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/frying-murukku-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/frying-murukku-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>You can see that when it has completely fried the oil will stop making the bubbling sound, transfer to a kitchen paper towel.<\/li>\n<li>Keep aside the murukku for sometime as it gets more crispy as it sits.<\/li>\n<li>Taste the first murkku and if more salt is needed add it to the dough and knead it well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>If you don&#8217;t have a mould, make the rounds manually:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On a clean counter top or wooden board, place a medium ball sized dough.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11724\" title=\"murukky dough\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/murukky-dough.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/murukky-dough.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/murukky-dough-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/murukky-dough-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11725\" title=\"making-round murukku\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/making-round-murukku.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/making-round-murukku.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/making-round-murukku-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/making-round-murukku-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Grease your hands with oil and roll the dough to thin long rope shape.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure the rope is of even width. You have to be very gentle while doing this else the rope will break.<\/li>\n<li>Place any bottle lid on the wooden board, rotate the dough rope around the lid till you have 3 or 4 layers. Make sure the layers are close to each other else it will separate while frying.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11726\" title=\"round murukku making\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/round-murukku-making.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/round-murukku-making.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/round-murukku-making-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/round-murukku-making-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Gently take the coiled dough and put into the oil and fry it.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11727\" title=\"round murukku\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/round-murukku.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/round-murukku.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/round-murukku-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>This can be made into different shapes by using different shaped discs: noodle shape, ribbon shape etc.<\/li>\n<li>Store it in an air tight container.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you want you could some seasonings to the flour, make it spicy by adding chili powder or add other dried herbs or spices.<\/li>\n<li>This mould is available at Indian stores.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\">\t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Murukku-1.jpg\" \/> <span class=\"item ERName\">Murukku &#8211; Crispy South Indian Snack (Gluten Free)<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Rice flour- 2 cups<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Urad dal- 3\/4 cup<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Baking soda- 1\/8 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Asafetida- 3 pinches<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Sesame seeds, black or white- 3 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Water- 1 1\/8 cups<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salt- to taste<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Oil- enough for deep frying<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Roast the urad dal in a pan over medium heat till it turns slight golden in color, let it cool down and grind it into fine powder in a blender or coffee grinder.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">In a large bowl, combine rice flour, urad flour, sesame seeds, baking soda, asafetida and salt.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add water little by little and combine using your hand.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">I added 1 1\/8 cups of water, it could vary depending on the kind of rice flour you are using, so add the water slowly till you get a soft dough.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Don&#8217;t make the dough too hard or watery. Add more rice flour or water accordingly to get the constituency. When rolled the dough shouldn&#8217;t break apart.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Knead the dough well for 5 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">I used a rotating sevai or mould.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Use the disc with star shaped hole in it to make this murukku.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add a handful of dough to the mould, close the lid and rotate the handle till it presses the dough.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Make the murukku on a greased slotted spoon, this way it&#8217;s easy to add into the frying pan and prevents breaking of the dough while transferring to the frying pan.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Rotate the handle, when the dough falls on the spoon make coils or rounds on the slotted spoon.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Dip the slotted spoon into the oil and slide the coiled dough into the oil.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Fry till it turns light golden in color. The dough should be dipped completely in the oil.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">You can see that when it has completely fried the oil will stop making the bubbling sound, transfer to a kitchen paper towel.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Keep aside the murukku for sometime as it gets more crispy as it sits.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Taste the first murkku and if more salt is needed add it to the dough and knead it well.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]If you don&#8217;t have a mould, make the rounds manually:[\/b]<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">On a clean counter top or wooden board, place a medium ball sized dough.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Grease your hands with oil and roll the dough to thin long rope shape.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Make sure the rope is of even width. You have to be very gentle while doing this else the rope will break.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place any bottle lid on the wooden board, rotate the dough rope around the lid till you have 3 or 4 layers. Make sure the layers are close to each other else it will separate while frying.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Gently take the coiled dough and put into the oil and fry it.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">This can be made into different shapes by using different shaped discs: noodle shape, ribbon shape etc.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Store it in an air tight container.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ERNotesHeader\">Notes<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNotes\">If you want you could some seasonings to the flour, make it spicy by adding chili powder or add other dried herbs or spices.[br] This mould is available at Indian stores.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.2.1596<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crispiness, crunchiness and yumminess&#8230; Murukku is a popular snack in South India. This snack always came along with my grandma when she visited us. Without a doubt, grandmas fried murukku tastes delicious. This is also available at almost all snack stores in South India, however home made murukku tastes better than the store bought ones. &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[870,306,609,27,22,939,358,84],"tags":[564,531],"class_list":["post-11714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diwali-sweets","category-family-recipes","category-fried-snack-by-category","category-indian-cuisine","category-kerala-cuisine","category-pongal-recipes","category-rice-flour-by-ingredient","category-snacks","tag-kerala-snacks","tag-snacks-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}