Besan Murukku Recipe | Kadalai Maavu Murukku

Besan Murukku Recipe | Kadalai Maavu Murukku recipe with step by step pictures and instructions. Besan murukku is crispy and crunchy snack made with besan and rice flour. This is instant murukku and can be made in 30 minutes when you have flours ready. This instant muruku will come handy for Diwali.
My hubby and kids both prefer savory over sweet so this got over in 2 days. I used store bought besan flour and homemade idiyappam flour. Adjust the spices according to your preference. You can use ajwain, sesame or cumin seeds for murukku. It can be made as jar snacks in bulk and kept for two weeks in air tight container.
SHHH COOKING SECRETLY CHALLENGE
Challenge for this month in Shhh Secretly cooking challenge FB group is Diwali sweets and savories suggested by Poonam who blogs at Annapurna. Poonam is so dedicated and talented blogger whose blog is repository of so many traditional recipes and healthy baking recipes. I have bookmarked her Rasabali and malpua to try for Diwali.
My partner for this month is very talented and sweet blogger Priya VJ who blogs at sweetspicytasty. Checkout Aval Payasam and many other interesting recipes from her blog. I gave her pista and cardamom and she made the healthy version of Maa Ladoo with nuts and jaggery. She gave me besan and butter and I made besan murukku.
Do try and let me know your feedback. You can also try the below recipes.
Narmadha
Yields 25-30
Besan murukku is crispy and crunchy snack made with besan and rice flour.
10 minPrep Time
25 minCook Time
35 minTotal Time

5 based on 12 review(s)
Ingredients
- Besan flour 1 cup
- Rice flour 1 cup
- Butter 2 tbsp
- Hot oil 1 tbsp
- Salt as required
- Ajwain 1/2 tsp
- Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp
Instructions
- Sieve besan flour without lumps once.
- Similarly sieve rice flour and keep it ready.
- Take besan and rice flour in a bowl.
- Add red chilli powder, salt and ajwain to it.
- Melt the oil and butter together.
- Mix the flour and add hot oil butter mixture to it.
- Mix it nicely and add water to it.
- Add water little by little and knead to smooth dough.
- Take murukku press and use star or small round holes.
- Grease with oil and load the murukku press with dough.
- Press in circular motion in plate or back of the spoon. I used by idiyappam plate so it is easy to drop in oil.
- Heat oil in kadai
- Fry the shaped murukku in hot oil till crisp and drain them in tissue.
- Cool them completely and store the murukku in air tight container.
Notes
If it is difficult to press the dough, sprinkle few drops of water and knead the dough again.
You can use cumin seeds or sesame seeds instead of ajwain.
Increase the red chilli powder for more spicy murukku.
You can use little pepper powder or grind green chilli and use too.
How to make Besan Murukku with step by step pictures
Sieve besan flour without lumps once.
Similarly sieve rice flour and keep it ready.
Take besan and rice flour in a bowl.
Add red chilli powder, salt and ajwain to it.
Melt the oil and butter together. Mix the flour and add hot oil butter mixture to it.
Rub it nicely so it looks like crumbs and add water to it.
Add water little by little and knead to smooth dough.
Take murukku press and use star or small round holes.
Grease with oil and load the murukku press with dough.
Press in circular motion in plate or back of the spoon. I used by idiyappam plate so it is easy to drop in oil.
Heat oil in kadai. Fry the shaped murukku in hot oil till crisp and drain them in tissue.
Cool them completely and store the murukku in air tight container.
Yummy Besan Murukku is ready
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