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Ulundu Murukku Recipe | Urad Dal Murukku Recipe

Ulundu murukku also known as urad dal murukku or dal chakli is made with just 5 ingredients. This light, airy and crispy snack is made with cooked urad dal, rice flour which is super easy to make. This crispy urad dal murukku takes less than 30 minutes to make which makes this a perfect snack recipe to try for Diwali or other occasions. Learn how to make urad dal murukku with step by step pictures and video.
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Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 30 murukku
Calories: 53kcal
Author: Aarthi

Ingredients

  • ½ cup White Urad dal
  • 2 cups Rice Flour
  • 2 tsp Ghee
  • 2 tsp Salt
  • 2 tsp Sesame seeds
  • ½ tsp Asafoetida
  • Oil for deep frying

Instructions

  • Wash urad dal, take it in a pressure cooker. Cover with 2 cups water. Pressure cook for 3 whistle. Once pressure is released open the cooker, drain off excess water if there is any. Set aside to cool. Once cooled take it in a blender and puree till smooth.
  • Add the pureed urad dal mixture to a bowl. Add in salt, sesame seeds and mix well. Now add in rice flour, ghee and mix well using your hands. If the dough looks dry, you can add the dal cooked water little by little. Knead to a soft dough.
  • Place the dough in murukku press and make small murukku. Drop the murukku in hot oil and fry till the bubbles subside in the oil. Deep fry till crispy. Strain the murukku using slotted spoon on some paper towel and cool it completely.
  • Store in an air tight container.

Video

Notes

  • Use pressure cooker for cooking the dal. If there is any water leftover from the dal, strain it completely.
  • Make sure to grind the urad dal till smooth.
  • You can add some crushed pepper or cumin seeds in the mixture. 
  • For deep frying, use ground nut oil, canola oil or refined oil. 
  • When frying murukku, fry until the bubbles in the oil subsides for crispy texture in murukku.

Storage

Fried murukku can be cooled completely and stored in an air tight container for up to a week.

Nutrition

Serving: 1murukku | Calories: 53kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 155mg | Potassium: 9mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.02g | Vitamin A: 0.3IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.3mg
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