Ragi Murukku

Blogging Marathon #40: Week 2/ Day 1

Theme: Evening Snacks

Dish: Ragi Murukku

For the second week of 'Blogging Marathon' I have picked the theme of 'Evening snacks'. Murukkus or any such 'namkeen' is our family's favorite for our evening snacks. Especially if the weather is good, we sit in our backyard garden and enjoy our snack while sharing stories of school and work that day. For me, it is a great way to unwind from the stress at work and spend some time with kids before I get into 'mom' mode of cooking dinner or packing lunch for the next day or any other house hold chores.

I typically make some of the snacks over the weekend, so that we can have them during the week. This 'Ragi Murukku' is something that I have been wanting to try for a long time, and finally had the time to try it. It tasted absolutely delicious, and in no way less than the murukkus made with rice or rice flour. It had a very unique taste too.

In a pan over medium heat, dry roast the urad dal until golden. Let cool completely and blend to a fine powder. In the same blender jar, add the pottukadalai/fried gram dal and make a fine powder.

In a bowl, add the ragi flour, urad dal and pottukadalai powders, chilli powder, cumin powder, asafoetida and salt. Whisk to combine. Add in the butter, white sesame seeds and water to make a soft dough.-

Heat oil for making the murukkus. Press murukkus using star murukku press. Fry in the oil and drain on to paper towels. Crispy crunchy murukkus ready!

Verdict: These murukkus very addictive and tasted very much like regular rice flour murukkus, only a tad bit healthier with the use of ragi flour. As you can see, I have failed miserably at making the perfect murukku shape, but I also take pride in the taste of these murukkus, what's in the shape anyway..:)