1. Rice flour - 3 cups 2. Fried gram flour (pottu kadalai) - 1 cup 3. Asafoetida - a big pinch 4. Seasame seeds - 1 tbsp 5. Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp (optional) 6. Salt - to taste 7. Oil - for deep fry
Muruku preparation:
Take a big vessel and add the rice flour, fried gram flour, sesame seeds, cumin seeds, required quantity of salt and a big pinch of asafoetida and mix well.
Now pour a laddle full of hot oil to the flour mixture and mix well.
Then add little quantity of water and knead the dough into soft and smooth.
The dough should not be too stiff or too loose.
Now take a deep pan (kadai) and heat with oil.
Then take a muruku press and stuff with enough dough.
With the muruku presser, press the murukku to a greased laddle.
Slowly leave the pressed murukku into hot oil.
Deep fry the muruku on both sides until they turn into golden yellow colour.
Remove from heat and drain the excess of oil.
Cool and store in an air tight container.
This will be keep fresh for weeks in an air tight container.