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Oosi Thenkuzhal Recipe (Thenkuzhal Murukku)

Thenkuzhal Murukku is a crispy spiral snack which is popular in South India made specially during occasions like Diwali or Janmashtami. Oosi Thenkuzhal made with fine press mould which when fried turns super crispy snack. Learn how to make Oosi Thenkuzhal recipe with step by step pictures and video.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 3 minutes
Total Time: 13 minutes
Servings: 25 Thenkuzhal
Calories: 166kcal
Author: Aarthi

Ingredients

  • 5 cups Rice Flour
  • 1 cup Urad dal Flour
  • 2 tbsp Sesame Seeds optional
  • 4 tbsp Ghee
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp Asafoetida | Hing
  • Water as needed
  • Oil for deep frying

Instructions

  • Mix rice flour, urad dal flour, sesame seeds, asafoetida, salt, ghee in a bowl. Mix it once with your hands so the ghee is mixed evenly into the flour. Pour water and make into a soft dough. Don't add too much water. Set this aside for 5 minutes.
  • Take murukku press, I used kara sev achu (plate) for making this oosi thenkuzhal. Fill the press with the dough. Press small thenkuzhal on parchment paper or a clean cloth like shown in image. You can make murukku over slotted spoon as well.
  • Heat oil for deep frying. Drop the thenkuzhal gently into the oil. Deep fry in hot oil till crispy. Let the bubbles subside before removing murukku from oil. Strain on to some paper towel.
  • Once cooled, store in an air tight container.

Notes

  • Make sure the dough is not too soft or too hard. It has to be the right consistency. If the dough is too hard, then the murukku may break when pressing.
  • You can add some red chilli flakes for spicy note.
  • Fry the thenkuzhal in medium to high heat till the bubbles subside in the oil which indicates that the murukku is crispy.
  • You can use butter, oil instead of ghee.
  • If the rice flour you are using is lumpy, you can sieve it once.

Storage & Serving

Fried oosi thenkuzhal can be stored in an air tight container upto a week. Enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 166kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 28mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 0.05g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg
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