Mandia (Ragi/ Finger millet ) Murukku

Ingredients

1. Mandia (Ragi/ Finger millet ) flour- 500gm
2. Rice flour – 350gm
3. Salt – as required
4. Oil – for frying
5. Chilli powder –34 tbs
6. Turmeric powder – 2tbs
7. Cumin Seeds – 3tbs
8. Asafetida (Hing) – 1/4^thtbs
9. Sesame seeds – 100 gm

Preparation Method

• Sieve Mandia (Finger millet/Ragi)  flour and rice flour to remove any husk or other impurities ..
• Take a bowl and add Mandia (Finger millet/Ragi) flour and rice flour into it.
• Add cumin seeds, salt, chili powder, turmeric powder, asafetida (hing), sesame seeds to the bowl and mix it well
• Take a small pan and heat 50 ml of refined oil till it becomes light hot.
• Pour the light hot oil into the flour mixture and mix it with hand properly
• Add water to the mixture and mix it till it becomes a smooth dough.
• Fill the dough in a hand-operated murukku making machine.
• Heat the oil in a pan.
• Once the oil is heated, add dough to the hot oil in the shape of murukku through a hand-operated murukku making machine.
• Deep fry the murukku in oil on low flame until it turns brown.
• After frying, put the murukku on tissue paper to absorb excess oil and to cool.
• Murukku is ready to be served as an evening snack.
• You can store in an airtight container