Green Gram Muruku Recipe – Karthigai Deepam Recipe

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oi-Anjana NS

By Anjana Ns

Wednesday, November 24, 2010, 12:36

With Karthigai Deepam celebrations round the corner, enjoy the festival of lights with lip smacking delicacies. Karthigai deepam is a festival of lights, celebrated in the Tamil month of Kaarthigai. It is celebrated on the full moon day, on the ascension of the Kritigai star. Karthikai Deepam is a festival dedicated to Lord Shiva

There are many delicacies prepared during the 3 days of the festival. The Karthigai deepam recipes are exclusive recipes prepared only during the festive occasion. Crispy crunchy Murukus and crackers is a perfect blend for the great day. Green gram Muruku or chakkuli is a karthigai deepam recipe usually prepared from urad dal and rice flour. Our recipe is a special pick for the festival as we have an added ingredient, the green gram dal that helps in absorbing very little oil when fried. Murukus can be preserved for many days. Take a look on how to prepare the crispy green gram Muruku recipe.

Green Gram Muruku Recipe - Karthigai Deepam Recipe

Ingredients
1.1/2 cup - Green gram dal
2.1/2 cup - Fried gram dal
3.3 cups - Rice flour
4.2 tsp - Butter or hot oil
5.2 tsp - Chilli powder
6.A pinch of Asafoetida
7.Salt to taste
8.Oil for deep frying

Preparation time: Half an hour
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Hot fried green gram muruku recipe serves: 5

Method
1. Fry green gram dal till golden brown and make a fine powder of it with fried gram dal.

2. Mix the prepared mixture with rice flour, salt, asafoetida and chilli powder.
3. Now add heated oil or butter to this flour and mix them fine. Add required quantity of water and make a soft dough.
4. Take a ball of dough and put into the Muruku presser and press them and deep fry till golden brown.
5. Preserve it in an air-tight container. Tasty golden green gram muruku recipe is ready to serve.

Relish the green gram muruku recipe with a spicy chutney and make this grand festival of lights complete.