Murukku

Ingredients

Gram flour – 2 cups
Rice flour – 1 cup
Sesame seeds – 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Asafoetida powder – ¼ tsp
Butter – 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying

Directions

1. Make a smooth and stiff dough with gram flour, rice flour, sesame seeds, cumin seeds, butter, salt and asafetida powder using enough water.
2. Heat oil in a pan on a medium flame. Take a ball of dough, put in the murukku press and squeeze out the murukku over a greased plate.
3. Drop the murukku gently to the hot oil from the greased plate. Fry on both sides until the oil stops bubbling.
4. Drain the excess oil using a paper towel.