Kai Murukku Recipe – South Indian Diwali Snack

Ingredients

• 1 cup Rice soaked for 40 min
• 2 tablespoons White Urad Dal (Whole)
• 2 tablespoons Butter (Salted)
• 1/4 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
• 1/2 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep frying
• Chilled water to bind

Steps

1. To begin making the Kai Murukku Recipe, we need to first make the flours required for the dough.
2. First Soak the rice for 40 minutes, strain the water and dry on a towel. Do not over dry, it must be just dry (slight moisture is essential). Blend into a powder. Once blended sift to get a fine rice flour. The flour must be used immediately to make the Kai Murukku.
3. To prepare the urad flour:
4. Roast about 2 tablespoons urad dal, color should be light golden. Cool and powder immediately. Sift to get fine powder.
5. Add the cumin seeds and asafoetida including the flours into a large bowl. Add in the butter and ice cold water and knead well to make a soft and smooth dough. Dough should neither be too thick nor too sticky. It should be malleable.
6. Divide the dough into lemon sized balls. Keep the dough covered with a wet muslin cloth to avoid drying. Now, oil your fingers especially your fingertips.
7. Gently pinch the dough and make it into an elongated shape. Twist and twirl with greased fingers and form a circular pattern of about 4-5 turns, as shown in the image. Place each one of these kai murukku in a greased plate until you have all ready for frying.
8. Preheat the oil for deep frying. Once the oil is hot; slide the murruku from the plate into the hot oil. Fry on medium heat until golden brown in color. Drain and allow it cool. The cooling process makes the murruku crisper.
9. Make and serve this delicious Kai Murukku recipe to your family and friends. You can also make this special murukku for diwali festival.
10. Serve this Kai Murukku Recipe as an evening snack with a hot cup of South Indian Filter Coffee Recipe With Filter Coffee Powder.