Thengai paal murukku-Coconut milk murukku recipe

Thengai paal murukku recipe a traditional murukku which has coconut milk flavour.I was asking amma yesterday for some different murukku recipes and that’s when she gave me this recipe which was in her hand written book named as thenga paal murukku.

I always love recipes with coconut milk so immediately tried this coconut milk murukku recipe today and it has come out so light and crisp.

This murukku comes out so flavourful and I bet you can’t stop with one. 🙂

Do try this easy murukku recipe for diwali and enjoy!

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Thengai paal murukku recipe

Thengai paal murukku-Coconut milk murukku made with rice flour,urad dal flour and fresh coconut milk.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time45 mins

Total Time1 hr

Course: Snack

Cuisine: Indian

Servings12 murukkus

AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice flour
• 1/4 cup urad dal flour
• 1/2 cup coconut milk (thick)
• 1/4 tbsp butter
• 1/2 tsp jeera
• salt to taste
• oil to deep fry
• water as needed

Instructions

• In a mixing bowl - take rice flour and urad dal flour.Add salt and butter to it.
• Add jeera, mix well first for even mixing.
• Add fresh thick coconut milk, mix it then add water little by little.
• Mix well to form a smooth dough.Take your murukku press, grease it well with oil then fill it up with murukku dough till 3/4th of the press.
• Press in 2 laddles. Heat oil - carefully flip the murukkus into the preheated oil.
• Fry till golden or until shh sound stops.Drain in tissue paper to absorb excess oil.

Notes

• You can replace water with thin coconut milk too.
• Make sure to fry until golden and shh sound stops else murukku won't be crisp.
• The dough should be like idiyappam dough neither too tight nor too loose.
• You can use any murukku press, I used my thenkuzhal murukku mould.

Steps to make thengai paal murukku recipe:

1. In a mixing bowl – take rice flour and urad dal flour.Add salt and butter to it.
   
2. Add jeera, mix well first for even mixing.
   
3. Add fresh thick coconut milk, mix it then add water little by little.
   
4. Mix well to form a smooth dough.Take your murukku press, grease it well with oil then fill it up with murukku dough till 3/4th of the press.
   
5. Press in 2 laddles. Heat oil – carefully flip the murukkus into the preheated oil.
   
6. Fry till golden or until shh sound stops.Drain in tissue paper to absorb excess oil.
   

Cool down completely then store in airtight container.

Enjoy making and enjoy eating this crispy murukku! 🙂