Manapparai Murukku

The Indian Cooking Challenge for June is classic traditional snack, the famous Murukku.  These murukkus are from a town down Tamil Nadu called Manapparai.  The recipe source is from "The Hindu" newspaper.  This murukku has a unique taste as the water in Manapparai is uniformly salty and gives the murukku its distinctive flavor.

Manapparai Murukku

Ingredients:
Rice flour - 2 cups

Urad dhal roasted and powdered - 4 to 5 tbsp

Cumin seeds, sesame, ajwain- 1 tsp each

Asafoetida: A pinch

Salt - to taste

Water - to mix the dough

Oil -to deep fry

Butter - 2 tbsp

Method: 

1.  Mix all ingredients with rice flour and urad dhal flour.

2.  Add water little by little, kneading into a thick batter. 

3.  Fill it into the murukku maker (with round holes) and rotate to form coils. S

4.  Fry in medium heat till crisp.

5. Store in airtight containers.