Butter Murukku / Butter Chakili

This is a soft and crispy murruku for Diwali.Serves as time pass munch too

Ingredients

• Rice Flour - 1 cup
• Besan Flour - 1/2 cup
• Fried Gram Dha / Pottukadalail - 1/2 cup
• Butter - 3 tablespoons
• Jeera - 1/2 teaspoon
• Salt - 1 teaspoon
• Water - for mixing
• Oil - to deep fry

Method
Step 1 - Fried Gram Powder

• Take fried gram / pottukadali in a dry mixer and powder it

Step 2 - Murukku Maavu / Dough

• Now take all the given ingredients in a bowl including fried gram powder.Do not add water now
• Mix well with hands initially then sprinkle water little by little to form a loose dough
• Grease the inner portion of murruku press.See the pic below
• Fix / insert single star achu / mold to the inner portion
• Fill it with dough / murukku maavu

Step 3 - Butter Murukku

• Meanwhile heat oil in a deep kadai
• When oil is heated slowly squeeze the dough into it in a circular motion
• Once the bubble subsides flip to over to the other side
• Wait till the bubbles and the sshhhh sound subsides
• Take it out carefully and drain the excess oil

Butter Murukku is ready.Serve along with tea