Peanut murukku recipe

Recipe Cusine: Indian Prep Time: 10 Minutes + 1 hr soaking time Cook time: 30 Minutes Serves: 13 murukku Author: Jeyashri Recipe Category: Lunch | Dinner Description: Crunchy peanut murukku, easy to make murukku recipe with rice flour and peanut paste, recipe with video and step by step pictures. Rice flour 1 cup Raw Peanut 1/4 cup Ghee 1 tblsp Red chili powder 2 tsp White sesame seeds 1 tsp Salt as needed Asafoetida 1/4 tsp Oil for deep frying Soak the raw peanuts in water for an hour. Drain the water and grind this into a very smooth paste. You can add water while grinding. In a wide bowl add the rice flour. I used home made rice flour. You can use store bought one or idiyapam flour too. Ensure the flour is smooth and not coarse. Add the peanut paste, red chili powder, white sesame seeds, salt, asafoetida and hot ghee. Mix well nicely. Sprinkle water little by little and form a non sticky smooth dough. Divide this into parts. I used thenkuzhal achu, the three dots one. Heat the oil for deep frying. Put a portion of the dough into the murukku press. Press murukku into hot oil. Keep the flame medium. Fry on both sides till the shh sound of the oil subsides. Take it out and drain the excess oil in kitchen towel. Repeat this for the rest of the dough. Always keep the dough covered. Store in dry container. Notes: Instead of red chili powder you can grind 3-4 green chili along with peanuts and make the murukku. Peanut murukku stays crunchy and stays good for 2 weeks.