Indian Diwali Snack Murukku (Chakali) Recipe

By shriya on Oct 1, 2009 in Appetizers & Starters, Best of ST, Featured | Print This Print This

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Murukku is one of the most popular snacks in South India and it is even more popular at Deepavali (aka Diwali) festival time. It has been long been the tradition at most homes to make delicious snacks such as Murukku, Thattai, etc. along with some special Indian sweets for Deepavali.

I am going to be spending over 3 months with my family in India starting next week. But, don’t you worry! I am going to learn, experiment and continue making more variety of Indian dishes and will be sharing my experiences and recipes in the coming months straight from India! So stay tuned.

So, I wanted to make some special Diwali snacks for my hubby and made Murukku. It came out very nice (as you can see), crunchy and tasty. :-)

Although like most things we haven’t tried, making Murukku seemed very hard to me but once I made it I couldn’t believe how simple it was. Just try out this recipe and make your own little changes to it and you could end up with a snack that’s going to win your husband’s and your kids (if you have any) hearts.

Special note: You need a Murukku mold as mentioned in Step 8 to make this.

Ingredients:

  • Rice flour : 1 cup
  • Urad flour : 1/4 cup
  • Split chick peas : 2 tbsp
  • Butter : 2 tbsp(room temperature)
  • Sesame seeds : 1 tsp
  • Hing/Asafoetida : 1/4 tsp
  • Cumin seeds : 1 tsp
  • Red chili powder : 2 tsp (optional)
  • Curry Leaves : 5-6 (chopped)(optional)
  • Water : as needed for consistency
  • Salt : required to taste (1/2 tbsp should be good)

Method of preparation:

  1. Dry roast the rice flour and urad flour separately  for 2 minutes each. Make sure both the flours are  just warm and not burnt.
  2. Grind the split chick peas and make it into a smooth powder.
  3. And two tbsps of water, then the salt and asafoetida.
  4. Mix them well and keep it aside.
  5. Fry the sesame seeds till it sputters completely and remove from heat. (be careful as they tend to sputter wildly)
  6. Take a wide pan and add all the flours, butter, sesame seeds, asafoetida & salt mixture and cumin seeds.

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  7. Slowly add water to knead it into a tight and stiff dough.

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  8. Now comes the fun part you need a Muruku mold to make this, There are different attachments comes with a murukku maker (just like the food processor attachment). I’ve used the single star attachment to make this murukku but you can use three star to make a different shape.
  9. Now take a small amount of dough and put it in the maker and close the maker.
  10. Take an  aluminum foil or Ziploc bags with some oil brushed on it.

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  11. Start pressing the mould and slowly rotate the maker into a circle shape till you form a medium sized  spirals as shown in pic.
  12. Now heat oil in a pan when its hot enough to deep fry it add the murukku one by one( just lift the murukku gently from the foil by using your hand and slowly drop it in the oil or you can just put it in a wide spatula and drop it in the oil).

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  13. Deep fry until it becomes  golden brown and remove from heat.
  14. Let it cool for few minutes and store it in a air tight container.

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Now, you can also enjoy this tasty Diwali snack right in your home and proudly announce that the chef of the house has mastered a new dish!

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12 Responses to “Indian Diwali Snack Murukku (Chakali) Recipe”

  1. A October 1st, 2009, 2:39 pm

    looks lovely!

  2. meeso October 1st, 2009, 4:25 pm

    I have only had these out of a bag, already prepared… I would love to taste your homemade variety!

  3. Happy Cook October 2nd, 2009, 4:27 am

    Wow this one looks really beautiful, love the way you have shown how to spiral them.
    After seeing all these murukku i am tempted to make them.

  4. Kamala October 2nd, 2009, 5:12 am

    murukku looks so nice and useful for the festive days

  5. notyet100 October 2nd, 2009, 9:57 pm

    Lovely clicks,..;-)

  6. notyet100 October 2nd, 2009, 9:57 pm

    Lovely clicks,..;-)

  7. Homecooked October 5th, 2009, 4:44 am

    Lovely! Will try this out. I love chaklis..didnt know how to make them though. Thanks for the step by step :)

  8. Smitha October 7th, 2009, 1:40 am

    Shriya, One question… is ground split chipeas same as besan/kadalamaavu.
    The murukku looks lovely :)

  9. jayasri October 7th, 2009, 5:17 pm

    wow, lovely murukkus dear, looks lovely

  10. Kawajit October 23rd, 2009, 11:32 pm

    You have a great website and your recipes are amazing. This website is so useful for those living overseas or have lost touch with Indian cooking tips and skills and wish to go back into Indian cooking. Well Done!

  11. joanna October 29th, 2009, 4:57 am

    mmmmm tasty

  12. Shalini December 19th, 2009, 4:15 pm

    looks yummy! I am going to try this!

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