Cashewnut murukku | kaju chakli | mundhiri murukku is a tasty savory snack recipe prepared with store-bought rice flour / Idiyappam flour / arisi maavu, cashews , and butter, hot oil. Easy instant 10 minutes chakli murukku recipe without any soaking. Perfect for Diwali snacks / after-school kids snacks
Ingredients Video Can we use whole cashew flour instead of cashews? Recipe card Instructions
Murukku - homemade snacks
Murukku is a popular tea-time/coffee-time South Indian snack recipe. Simple tasty crispy and crunchy snack recipes are also widely prepared during festive seasons like Diwali/ Deepavali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Krishna Jayanthi / gokulashtami / Janmashtami, karthigai, etc. This is one such no-fail murukku recipe. It is also a great after-school snack for kids and a good side when you run out of vegetables.
Should I soak cashews?
If you grind cashews along with rice flour; you need not soak cashews. Use a powerful mixie or blender
why should I grind cashew along with rice flour?
Cashews ooze out oil while grinding so always grind cashews along with rice flour to a fine powder then prepare murukku.
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Can use cashew flour instead of cashews?
Yes use 1/4 cup of tightly pressed cashew flour and prepare murukku
Should I make rice flour at home for mundhiri mullu murukku?
Traditionally murukku is made after grinding rice. But to make it fast, I have used store-bought rice flour. Choose fine rice flour for the best results. Idiyappam flour can also be used for murukku. Instant homemade crispy chakli without compromising on taste.
Can I skip sesame seeds?
I have used sesame seeds for extra flavor. Instead, you can use black sesame seeds, carom seeds, or cumin seeds according to your preference.
Can I skip butter for thenkuzhal murukku?
Little butter gives a nice texture and taste to the murukku thenkuzhal recipe. But if you are planning to make vegan murukku skip the butter and use 2 tablespoon hot oil instead of butter. I like butter flavor hence I add in my all savory like seedai, thattai, ribbon, Pottukadalai murukku. Avoid adding more butter as it will affect the murukku texture. Murukku might disintegrate.
What should be the consistency of murukku dough?
Tight dough makes it difficult to press through the mold, it will cause murukku to break while it is pressed through the achu. Also with too much water in the dough, chakli will absorb a lot of oil while frying also murukku won’t retain the shape. Make the right consistency of pliable dough, crack-free, and non-sticky dough
How to check if the oil is at the right temperature?
Check the oil temperature by adding a small piece of the dough. If the dough comes up gradually and steadily on top, the oil is hot enough to fry. If it comes up too quickly, then the oil is too hot. Simmer and adjust to the right temperature. If it settles down at bottom of Kadai or comes up very slowly, the oil is not hot enough, so increase the heat.
Shelf Life for cashew nut murukku
Murukku stays fresh and crispy for up to 2 weeks. Always store in a clean airtight container. I prefer to keep them in stainless dhabba. Let the murukku cool completely then close with the lid. Avoid covering the murukku when it is hot
Can I add chili powder?
Traditionally murukku is prepared without chili powder to retain the color and taste. However, you can add fine chilli powder/ pepper powder according to your taste.
Why murukku turns hard?
Always make sure you fry murukku on low- medium heat. If murukku is not cooked it might turn hard. Little fat content (oil+ butter) helps for crispness so don’t skip. If the dough cracks murukku might turn hard so make a nonstick dough.
Why does murukku disintegrate in oil?
for cashew murukku always press the murukku in a ladle ; let it set for 2 minutes then deep fry else murukku might disintegrate.
In spite of pressing in the ladle, How to fix if murukku disintegrates in oil?
Add little rice flour and knead the dough again then prepare murukku. Make non-sticky, no crack, pliable dough. If the dough cracks, sprinkle little water and knead else it will be difficult to press murukku.
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Ingredients
cashews 20 Rice flour 1 cu Butter 1 tbsp white sesame seeds 1 tsp Oil 1 tbsp Generous asafoetida Required Salt Water as required
How to make cashew nut murukku with step-by-step pictures
First Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed pan
Meanwhile, prepare the dough. Measure and take 1 cup of rice flour Add cashews and 3 tablespoon of rice flour to a mixie jar; grind into a fine powder
Transfer to a wide mixing bowl
Add remaining rice flour, salt, sesame seeds, and asafoetida; mix well
Add softened butter and oil; mix well. rub and crumble the flour well between your hand
Gradually add water little by little until the dough comes together
grease your hands with oil and knead a pliable dough (smooth, crack-free, non-sticky dough)
Cover the dough with a damp cloth or damp kitchen towel Furthermore, take a star-shaped press. you can use any press of your choice. fix them to the murukku maker Grease the murukku maker with some oil. This prevents the dough from sticking to the mold
Furthermore, Grease ladle with little oil and set aside Pinch a portion of the dough and roll it into a cylindrical shape out of dough and place the dough inside the maker
Furthermore, place the other part on top of it Press murukku on greased ladles and leave it for 2 minutes
Make sure oil is hot enough by dropping a small piece of dough, it should come up in a few seconds
Carefully slide the ladle to the hot oil and remove the ladle after a few seconds Avoid crowding the oil. Based on the pan width fry 3 -4 murukku at a time After adding the murukku, avoid flipping them immediately with the slotted ladle as they tend to break. Let the froth vanish and at one stage oil stops bubbling, flip over the murukku and fry on the other side
Once the sizzling sound stops, and the bubbles reduce carefully remove using a slotted ladle and drain the excess oil out. Place it on a colander covered with an absorbent tissue paper/ kitchen towel
Press and keep the other batch of murukku on the ladle. After removing the fried murukku slide the batch. Repeat the same process for the entire dough
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