Butter Murukku

Preparation:15 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
Servings: Makes 12 to 15 murukku

Ingredients

1/2 cup urad dal (split black lentils)
2 cups rice flour (chawal ka atta)
5 tsp butter
1 tsp sesame seeds (til)
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 pinch asafoetida (hing)
salt to taste
oil for deep frying

Method

In a deep pan, dry roast the urad dal till light brown, cool and blend in a mixer into a fine powder.Add the remaining ingredients to the urad dal powder in a bowl and gradually add 2 cups of hot water and knead into semi-soft dough.Divide the dough into 2 equal portions and place one portion of the dough into the chakli press and make chakkis.Repeat with the remaining dough to make more chakkis.Heat the oil in the kadhai and deep-fry the chakli till crispy and golden brown in colour.Drain on an absorbent paper.Store in air-tight container when it is cooled.