Chakli / Murukku - Diwali prep week

Chakli / Murukku, spicy crunchy spirals that are deep fried. It's a popular Diwali snack made by pressing dough using mold.

Makes: 20

Ingredients:

• Rice flour - 2 cup
• Roasted gram - 1 cup
• Hing / Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
• Butter - 2 tbsp
• Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
• Ajwain - 1 tsp
• Salt
• Oil

Method:

1. Dry grind roasted gram to powder
   
2. Mix rice flour, roasted gram flour, hing, red chilly powder, ajwain and salt
3. Add melted butter and water around 3/4 cup and knead to smooth dough.
4. Place greased plastic sheet in a plate 
5. Use murukku presser with 1 Star achu or plate
6. Fill it with dough and squeeze out the dough by rotating the murukku maker round and round to form circle shaped murukku in a greased plate.
7. Repeat it for remaining dough and deep fry till its golden brown on both sides