Instant Pottukadalai Murukku

Cheese cutlets,potato croquettes,cheese balls,crisps,chips,vadai,pakodas,chaats and on and on goes the list of favourite snacks.But murukku is one all time favourite snack which has a special place and no occasion with sweets is complete without a variety of murukku.This pottukadalai murukku is easy and quick to prepare and it utterly butterly melts in your mouth.

Prep Time:10 m     Cook Time:25 m

Ingredients

Rice Flour                       - 1 & 1/2 cup

Fried Gram Dal Powder    - 1/2 cup

Pottukadalai Powder  

Asafoetida                       - 1/4 tsp

Chilli Powder                   - 1 tsp

Ajwain                             - 1/2 tsp

Butter                              -  2 tblsp

Salt                                  - as needed

Oil                                   - to deep fry

Method

• Powder pottukadalai and sieve it into a mixing bowl.Add the remaining ingredients except oil and knead into a soft dough.
                       
  
• Meanwhile heat oil in a kadai.Take a portion of the dough and press it into the mould and squeeze into hot oil.Remove when the bubble sound ceases and it is golden colour.Store in an air tight container.
                                 
                                
  

Little Words

• Make small balls from the same dough and fry in oil to get crunchy munchy Seedai.
• I have used plate with star nozzle and circle one can be used as well.