Pepper Murukku Recipe - South Indian Style Chakli
A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with rice flour, tablespoons urad dal flour - (husk black flour), butter (unsalted). Ready in 1h, serves 10.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
Instructions
13 steps- 1
To begin making the Pepper Murukku recipe, in a medium size bowl, add the sieved rice and the urad dal flour
rice flour(1 cup)tablespoons urad dal flour - (husk black flour)(2 gram)sunflower oil - from the oil used for frying the murukku(1 teaspoon) - 2
Add salt, asafoetida, sesame seeds, pepper powder and mix all the dry ingredients
sesame seeds (til seeds)(1/2 teaspoon)pinch asafoetida (hing)salt - to taste - 3
Now add butter and rub it into the flour get sand like texture
rice flour(1 cup)tablespoons urad dal flour - (husk black flour)(2 gram)butter (unsalted)(1 teaspoon) - 4
Add hot oil and add water little by little to form a smooth, crack free dough
- 5
Cover the bowl with a damp cloth and allow the dough to rest for 30 minutes
- 6
Once the dough is rested, grease the murukku press with oil and fill it with the prepared dough
sunflower oil - from the oil used for frying the murukku(1 teaspoon) - 7
Heat oil in a wok/kadhai on medium flame and when the oil is heated up, press the murukku press over the oil in circular motion to make flat circular spirals
sunflower oil - from the oil used for frying the murukku(1 teaspoon) - 8
Fry the murukku over low flame till they are uniformly browned
sunflower oil - from the oil used for frying the murukku(1 teaspoon) - 9
Drain the murukku on a kitchen towel
sunflower oil - from the oil used for frying the murukku(1 teaspoon) - 10
Repeat this process for the rest of the dough
- 11
Once cooled, store the murukku in a clean, dry and odour free air tight container
sunflower oil - from the oil used for frying the murukku(1 teaspoon) - 12
Your traditional South Indian Snack is ready for your festivities
- 13
Serve Pepper Murukku along with Hot Masala Chai as a tea time snack
sunflower oil - from the oil used for frying the murukku(1 teaspoon)
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Pepper Murukku Recipe - South Indian Style Chakli
A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with rice flour, tablespoons urad dal flour - (husk black flour), butter (unsalted). Ready in 1h, serves 10.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
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13 steps- 1
To begin making the Pepper Murukku recipe, in a medium size bowl, add the sieved rice and the urad dal flour
rice flour(1 cup)tablespoons urad dal flour - (husk black flour)(2 gram)sunflower oil - from the oil used for frying the murukku(1 teaspoon) - 2
Add salt, asafoetida, sesame seeds, pepper powder and mix all the dry ingredients
sesame seeds (til seeds)(1/2 teaspoon)pinch asafoetida (hing)salt - to taste - 3
Now add butter and rub it into the flour get sand like texture
rice flour(1 cup)tablespoons urad dal flour - (husk black flour)(2 gram)butter (unsalted)(1 teaspoon) - 4
Add hot oil and add water little by little to form a smooth, crack free dough
- 5
Cover the bowl with a damp cloth and allow the dough to rest for 30 minutes
- 6
Once the dough is rested, grease the murukku press with oil and fill it with the prepared dough
sunflower oil - from the oil used for frying the murukku(1 teaspoon) - 7
Heat oil in a wok/kadhai on medium flame and when the oil is heated up, press the murukku press over the oil in circular motion to make flat circular spirals
sunflower oil - from the oil used for frying the murukku(1 teaspoon) - 8
Fry the murukku over low flame till they are uniformly browned
sunflower oil - from the oil used for frying the murukku(1 teaspoon) - 9
Drain the murukku on a kitchen towel
sunflower oil - from the oil used for frying the murukku(1 teaspoon) - 10
Repeat this process for the rest of the dough
- 11
Once cooled, store the murukku in a clean, dry and odour free air tight container
sunflower oil - from the oil used for frying the murukku(1 teaspoon) - 12
Your traditional South Indian Snack is ready for your festivities
- 13
Serve Pepper Murukku along with Hot Masala Chai as a tea time snack
sunflower oil - from the oil used for frying the murukku(1 teaspoon)
Rate this recipe
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