Deep Fried Urad and Rice Flour Dough Balls (Murukku)
Ingredients
- 2 cups rice flour
- ½ cup urad dal
- 2 tsp jeera
- 4 tsp sesame seeds
- 1 tsp red chile powder
- Salt to taste
- 3 tbsp oil (hot)
- Oil for deep frying
Ingredients for 3 servings (525 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Dry roast the urad dal. Grind it into a fine powder, and keep it aside.
- 2
In a wide bowl combine the rice flour, urad dal powder, chili powder, salt, sesame seeds, and jeera. Mix it well, then mix in the oil.
- 3
Mix in enough water to make a dough of roti consistency.
- 4
In a deep frying pan heat enough oil for deep frying.
Stovetop - 5
Once the oil is hot enough for frying, press dough into a murukku mould. Fry the murukku in batches until they are light golden brown in color.
Stovetop - 6
Drain the finished fritters on a paper towel.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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