Spicy besan murukku that can be prepared quickly even as your tea is getting ready .

Ingredients

1 cup rice flour

1/2 cup besan

1 tsp chili powder or as preferred

1/4 tsp crushed ajwain

pinch of turmeric powder

pinch of asafoetida powder

salt as required

1.5 tbsp butter or

3 tbsp hot oil

oil to deep fry

Method

mix the flours well, then add butter and make a crumble of the flours , add ajwain , chili powder, salt, , asafoetida powder , add water slowly to mak e a smooth firm dough

, shape into round murukku with help of a muruku press or press directly into hot oil as sticks .

make sure oil is heated , well,drop a pinch of dough , it must sizzle and come up immediately, then reduce flame to medium and press the dough into hot oil , allow to cook both sides, these murukku will become crisp on cooling

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