Thenkuzhal Murukku
- 10 min
- mild
- Serves 3
Thenkuzhal murukku: rice flour and roasted urad dal flour with butter, ajwain and cumin, pressed and deep-fried. Mild, serves 3, 10 minutes, with video.
Good for: Diwali, Rainy Day
Ingredients
Urad Dal (split)3 cup
Rice Flour1 cup
Ajwain½ tsp
Cumin1 tsp
Salt½ tsp
Butter2 tbsp
Water¾ cup
Oil2 tsp
OilFor Deep Frying
Contains: milk.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 3 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 3 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 975kcal | 2925kcal |
| Protein | 54g | 163g |
| Carbohydrate | 149g | 447g |
| Fat | 20g | 61g |
| Fibre | 39g | 116g |
| Sugar | 0.1g | 0.3g |
Cookd masalas for rice flour
Method
In a pan, dry roast urad dal. Blend it to a fine powder.
Add it to a bowl with rice flour.
Add ajwain, Cumin seeds, salt and butter and mix it with your hands till it forms a coarse texture. (when you hold the mixture tightly, it should bind together.)
Add water and mix it well till it forms a dough-like consistency.
Grease the murukku maker with oil, add the dough into it. Press it on parchment paper gently.
Heat oil in a kadai, gently drop the murukku into the oil and fry till it becomes crispy.
Take it off the kadai, drain the oil and serve.
Before you start
- How long does Thenkuzhal Murukku take?
- 10 minutes from start to finish.
- How many people does Thenkuzhal Murukku serve?
- 3. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Thenkuzhal Murukku vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Thenkuzhal Murukku spicy?
- It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Thenkuzhal Murukku?
- 1 cup Rice Flour, 3 cup Urad Dal (split), 2 tbsp Butter, ½ tsp Ajwain, 1 tsp Cumin, 2 tsp Oil, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Thenkuzhal Murukku?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Thenkuzhal Murukku?
- About 975 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
1 note- C
A Cookd cookNovember 2023
Urud dal measurement is wrong in description

