Butter Murukku Recipe | Gokulashtami Recipes | Startup Cooking

BUTTER MURUKKU | GOKULASHTAMI RECIPES | STARTUP COOKING

Murukku is an authentic Indian snack recipe that is delicious to eat. Butter murukku is one such snack recipe which is perfect for evening snacks. This snack is loved by all the people and it can be paired with a cup of hot Tea or Coffee or can be eaten just like that. 

Butter Murukku tastes delicious and crispy in every bite. It is healthy and light snack recipe and it will melt in your mouth. This recipe can prepare at festivals such as Diwali, Janmashtami (Krishna Jayanthi), holi and all kinds of festivals like this. 

My mom taught this recipe and it is purely based from South Indian kitchen. Prepare this recipe at home to make more interesting, healthy and hygienic. You can make it in a large quantity and store in an airtight container for weeks. Follow my step-by-step photo and video recipe to prepare Butter Murukku. If you like this recipe, share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.

RECIPE FOR BUTTER MURUKKU

Coarse       : Snacks

Cuisine      : Indian

Author       : Jayashree Karthik

Prep Time  : 10 min

Cook Time : 5 min

Total Time  : 15 min

BUTTER MURUKKU VIDEO RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

• 1  cup idiyappam flour

• 2 tbsp besan flour

• 1/4 cup fried gram dal

• 2 tbsp unsalted butter - should be in room temperature

• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds

• 1/8 tsp hing

• 3/4 tsp salt

• 3/4 cup water

• oil - for deep fry

PROCEDURE

• take fried gram dal in mixer grinder

• grind to a fine powder

• add 1 cup idiyappam flour in mixing bowl

• add 2 tbsp besan flour and ground fried gram dal

• add 2 tbsp unsalted butter, it should be in room temperature

• add 1/2 tsp cumin seeds, 1/8 tsp hing and 3/4 tsp salt

• mix well

• add water little by little and make a soft and smooth dough and the dough should be little stiff

• dough should not be too soft nor too hard

• cover with kitchen towel

• take a single star disc and fit inside the murukku mould

• grease with little oil inside the mould

• fill the mould with small portion of dough

• close tightly

• when the oil is medium hot, press the mould directly into the oil

• press the mould gently and don't overcrowd or else it will stick to each other

• fry till golden brown

• remove from oil and drain the excess oil in tissue paper

• repeat the process with the remaining dough

• cool down completely and then store in an air tight container

• murukku is crispy and soft and it will melt in your mouth

• Enjoy !

Notes

1. while preparing dough, add water little by little to get desired consistency
2. you can replace cumin seeds with sesame seeds
3. cool down completely and store in air tight container, stays good for a week

BUTTER MURUKKU WITH STEP-BY-STEP PHOTO RECIPE

knead well

perfect consistency 

take single star disc or 3 star disc

tastes too good