Crispy Rice & Pottukadalai Murukku

 Nothing beats the crunch of homemade murukku 🪔✨

Rice & pottukadalai murukku—crispy, golden, and made with love 💛

Crispy Rice & Pottukadalai Murukku 

A light, crunchy, and traditional murukku made with simple pantry ingredients—perfect for tea time or festive snacking.

Ingredients

• Rice flour – 3 cups

• Pottukadalai (roasted split chickpeas), powdered – 1 cup

• Cumin seeds – ½ tsp

• Red chilli powder – ½ tsp (optional, adjust to taste)

• Salt – ¾ to 1 tsp (to taste)

• Water – as needed, to make dough

• Oil – for deep frying

Method

1. Sieve the rice flour and powdered pottukadalai together into a large mixing bowl.
   This step is important to remove lumps and helps prevent murukku from bursting in hot oil.

2. Add cumin seeds, chilli powder (if using), and salt. Mix well.

3. Gradually add water and knead into a smooth, soft, non-sticky dough.

4. Fill the dough into a chakli/murukku press fitted with a star or murukku plate.

5. Press murukku onto parchment paper or a clean cloth.

6. Heat oil on medium flame. Once hot, gently slide the murukku into the oil.

7. Fry on medium-low heat, turning occasionally, until golden and crisp.

8. Remove and drain on paper towels. Let cool completely before storing.

Tip: Always fry on medium-low heat for evenly cooked, extra-crispy murukku with a longer shelf life.