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    Recipe Index » Breakfasts / Snacks

    Rice Murukku Recipe (Murukulu or Jantikalu)

    Published: Sep 20, 2018 · Last Modified: Oct 7, 2019 by Kanan Patel / Leave a Comment

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    Rice Murukku Recipe (Murukulu or Jantikalu)

    This is the basic murukku recipe. It is crispy, deep fried, spiral shaped South Indian snack that served as a snack with a cup of tea or coffee.

    This rice murukku is usually made during festivals liked Diwali and Krishna Janmashtmi (Gokulashtami).

    Rice Murukku Recipe (Murukulu or Jantikalu)

    What is Murukku?

    The basic murukku is made with rice flour and urad dal flour hence known as rice murukku. There are many different varieties of murukku are made like butter murukku, garlic murukku, cashew murukku etc.

    It is also known as murukulu or jantikalu.

    There is another similar recipe called chakli (Maharashtrian / Gujarati recipe). The shaping and frying process is same. But the ingredients used are totally different and so it gives totally different taste, flavor.

    If you don’t want to spend time in shaping, then just drop it directly into hot oil like sev recipe. Once fried, break them into pieces.

    How to make Rice Murukku?

    1) Take rice flour, urad dal flour, salt, hing, cumin seeds and sesame seeds in a bowl.

    2) Mix well.

    dry ingredients for murukku in a bowl

    3) Now add oil.

    4) Mix thoroughly using your fingertips. The mixture should look like tiny breadcrumbs.

    adding oil to the flour mixture

    5) Now add little water at a time and keep kneading into a dough.

    6) It should be soft and non-sticky.

    adding water to knead the dough

    7) Now grease the murukku disc and press both using oil.

    8) Fill the container using dough and close it tightly.

    placing the dough into murukku maker

    9) Now on a wooden board or parchment paper, start shaping them. Use one hand on handle and second hand as a guide to make swirls.

    10) Once you get 3 or 4 swirls, turn the handle counterclockwise, so the dough will stop coming out. Break it using finger and thumb, pinch the end to seal it.

    shaping rice murukku into spiral

    11) Once you have of them shaped, heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot slide few into hot oil and fry till they are crispy and very light golden in color.

    12) Once ready, remove it to a paper towel lined plate and repeat the same for rest.

    frying into the hot oil

    Let it cool down completely, after that it can be stored in airtight container. It stays good for 3-4 weeks in airtight container.

    Serving suggestion: Enjoy it as a snack or breakfast with a cup of tea or coffee. Or enjoy it as such.

    how to make murukku recipe?

    Troubleshooting:

    • If it is hard to shape, meaning the dough is too soft and has too much moisture. In this case add more rice flour and knead into a soft, non-sticky dough.
    • If it breaks and does not hold its shape while frying or if you need to make too much pressure for the dough to come out, meaning the dough is too tight and has less moisture. Add couple of tablespoons of water to the dough and knead.
    • If fried murukku is too tough, meaning you have reduced the oil quantity in the dough. Never do that, your need good amount of oil in the dough to make it flaky yet crispy
    • Don’t have urad dal flour at home? No worries make it at home. Dry roast the split, skinless urad dal on medium-low heat with stirring constantly till they becomes aromatic and light golden in color. Once cools completely, ground into fine powder.

    Check out other Diwali snacks
    Aloo bhujia // Chivda recipe // Methi mathri // Namak pare

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    This is the basic murukku recipe made with rice flour and urad dal flour. It is also known as murukulu or jantikalu.
    Author: Kanan
    Course: Snack
    Cuisine: South Indian
    Calories: 243kcal
    Servings 16 no.
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes
    Total Time 30 minutes
    US measuring cups are used (1 cup = 240 ml) See details

    Ingredients  

    • 1 cup Rice flour
    • ⅓ cup Urad dal flour
    • Salt to taste
    • ½ teaspoon Hing (Asafoetida)
    • 1 ½ teaspoons Cumin seeds
    • 2 teaspoons Sesame seeds
    • 2 tablespoons Oil + more for deep frying
    • ½ cup Water

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    Instructions 

    • Take all the ingredients except oil and water in a bowl and mix.
    • Now add oil and mix with your fingertips, so oil is incorporated well.
    • Next add little water at a time and keep kneading the dough till it comes together and becomes soft, non-sticky dough.
    • Now grease the murukku press machine and dish with oil and feel it with prepared dough.
    • Now on a chopping board or parchment paper, start shaping the murukku by making the swirls and pinch the end to seal.
    • Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot slice few shaped ones carefully in and fry till they are slightly browned and crispy. Do turn them for even browning.
    • Once ready, remove it using slotted spoon and place on paper towel lined plate.
    • Let it cool down completely before storing or serving.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 2no. | Calories: 243kcal | Carbohydrates: 18.4g | Protein: 2.2g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 2.4g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 151mg | Potassium: 58mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.5g
    *Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving
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