Quick, super addictive and perfect snack to have while sipping a cup of hot chai.
I made this last year and saved in drafts. 🙂 Now posting it.
It is very easy to prepare and perfect for teatime snack. It is spicy and crunch and made with simple ingredients, just mix all ingredients, press it using murukku press and fry it. I have tried cashews many a times but I used almonds last time which tasted equally good and I felt its far more healthy.
A crispy, crunchy, mouth melting murukku made with rice flour and spices. I usually make a lot of murrukus during diwali but these butter murukkus are something that I would make usually for home snacks :). Instead of buying store bought chips, I highly recommend these. I already have a murukku press, but it was not that good  and one of my friend gave me new one last week  I was so eager to make it with that
My other favorite Diwali sweets: Basundi, carrot ladoo,Gulab jamun, kala jamun, rice kheer, thaen mittai, rasgulla,coconut ladoo, coconut burfi, beetroot halwa aval payasam,rava ladoo, semiya kesari
My other favorite Diwali snacks : Spicy curry leaves seedai,cashew pakoda, karasev/ chickpea snacks, ribbon pakoda,Spicy curry leaves murukku, Ribbon pakoda, Uppu seedai
 Vegan note: Use vegan butter if vegan  .
You can store them for 2-3 weeks in an air tight container and enjoy 🙂
- • Rice flour/ Idiyappam flour – 1 cup
- • Almonds – 5
- • Gram flour (pottukadalai maavu) - 3 tsp
- • Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
- • Sesame seeds – 1.5 tsp
- • Salt – as needed
- • Ghee/Melted butter – 2 tsp (optional)
- • Oil – for deep frying
- Heat oil for deep-frying in a pan.
- Soak almonds in water and blend almonds in a smooth paste
- In a wide bowl, add all the ingredients. Add almond paste little by little to form soft stiff dough. Then add some water little by little.
- Fix the Murukku achu (mould) into the murukku press. Add a portion of dough in the murukku press and close it.
- When the oil is hot, in medium high heat, make a round layer in hot oil. Do not add more layers to form even cooking.
- When it turns into crispy golden brown color on one side and cook till the bubble ceases. Drain it in tissue paper, cool down completely and store in airtight container.
2. You can store use store brought gram flour or use some pottukadalai and blend them.
