Diwali Dhamaka - Murukku

This year diwali went very exciting for us. This is the first diwali I was celebrating with my in laws and also with my kid, so a different mood altogether. Hope everyone would have enjoyed your diwali, your way. We made a lot of snacks this diwali. This time I involved in everything, from the very first step of grinding the flour to storing the final snack. I didnt take much snaps as I was totally busy and exhausted with the preparations. Enjoy the recipes with minimum picture. 

In general, we got to ground all the flour at the neck of the moment to retain the freshness of the snack. The Major flour involved are

Rice Flour:

Soak the raw rice, dry it for two days, grind it in a saw mill and sieve it well. 

Urad dhal Flour:

Roast the urad dhal till golden brown carefully, cool it, grind it in a saw mill and sieve it well. 

Besan Flour:

Sieve it weel before using. 

Roasted gram Flour:

In the mixer grind the roasted gram and sieve it well. 

Now lets see how these flour are used to prepare various snack. 

Murukku:

Rice Flour - 4 cups

Urad Dhal Flour - 1 cup 

Roasted gram Dhal Flour - 1 Cup

Salt to taste

Sesame seeds - 4 tbsp

Butter - 100 gms

Oil for frying

Mix all the flour together with the salt. 

Put the butter in a pan containing hot water and pour it to the mix

Mix well so that the butter spreads evenly across the flour. 

Make the dough soft, take a portion of it and add it to the murukku achu

Make murukus in your way big, small, round, oval or any shape you like. 

Here are my murukku...... it has been sent as an entry to Festive Food: Diwali Celebration conducted by Priti and also to JFI Festival Treats by Srivalli