Moong Dal Murukku Recipe
Moong Dal Murukku is a crisp savory snack made with rice flour and cooked moong dal paste. The dough is prepared by mixing both together with few spices and then pressed using press then deep fried until light and crisp. This has nice crunch outside and mild dal flavour. It is a simple snack but tastes comes very good.
Servings15 murukku
Ingredients
- 1 cup heaped homemade rice flour
- ⅓ cup heaped yellow split moong dal
- 1 teaspoon butter at room temperature
- ½ teaspoon black sesame seeds
- ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
- salt to taste
- water as needed
Instructions
- Pressure cook yellow moong dal with enough water for at least 4-5 whistles or until soft and mushy.
- Now transfer to the mixer jar, sprinkle little water if its too dry.
- Grind to a smooth paste. It will get thick after sometime. Measure and keep aside.
- In a mixing bowl take rice flour, moong dal paste. Add butter.
- Add sesame seeds, salt and red chilli powder.
- Now mix well with your finger tips, now add water little by little.
- Gather together to form a smooth non-sticky dough, not too tight not too loose. Set aside.
- Grease your murukku press. I used my thenkuzhal murukku press.
- Add the dough to the murukku press till ¾th of the press.
- Now start pressing, press on a ladle.
- Heat oil in a kadai - carefully flip the murukku from the ladle so that it slides into the preheated oil.
- Deep fry the murukku till golden brown or until the bubbles ceases. Drain in tissue paper and store Moong Dal Murukku!
Notes
- Cook dal – I usually pressure cook moong dal until very soft. This helps grinding into smooth paste easily.
- Grind smoothly – The moong dal paste should be smooth. If it is coarse it may block the murukku press.
- Right dough texture – The dough should be soft and smooth. If too tight murukku may become hard.
- Grease the mould – Greasing the murukku press helps the dough come out smoothly while pressing.
- Oil heat – Oil should be medium hot before dropping murukku. Too hot oil may brown it very fast.
Nutrition Facts
Moong Dal Murukku Recipe
Amount Per Serving (25 g)
Calories 79
Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 0.2g1%
Trans Fat 0.01g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.2g
Cholesterol 1mg0%
Sodium 5mg0%
Potassium 14mg0%
Carbohydrates 16g5%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 0.1g0%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 38IU1%
Vitamin C 0.001mg0%
Calcium 5mg1%
Iron 0.3mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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