Garlic Muruku

This recipe calls for gram flour/kadalai mavu which is lack in an ordinary plain muruku and that makes it special. The star ingredients in this garlic muruku, is the humble garlic which lends tons of flavor to the dish. With the right balance of spiciness from the dried chillies and aromatic spices, garlic muruku makes an ideal tea time snack on a rainy day.

Garlic are well known for solving problems related to body wind and asafoetida is good for digestion. This is one of the way of snacking without guilt. The dry red chillies gives a beautiful colur to the deep fried muruku and the cumin seeds add extra kick in every bite. Should i give you more reasons to try it for yourself???

Ingredients

1 cup rice flour
2 cups gram flour
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp sesame seeds
2 cloves garlic
4 dry red chillies
1/4 tsp asafoetida
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying


Methods

In a grinder, grind together garlic and dry red chillies with little water into a smooth paste. Keep aside

In a bowl, combine rice flour,gram flour,salt,cumin seeds,sesame seeds and asafoetida. Mix well

Rub the butter into the flour mixture. Add the ground garlic mixture and water. Start kneading into a soft dough.

Heat oil in a frying pan/wok. Place the dough into a murukku mould fitted with single star nozzle and press the muruku directly into the hot oil.

Fry till golden on both sides and drain on kitchen towel

Cool completely before storing in an airtight container