Thenkuzhal Murukku / Rice Murukku

Ingredients  
Raw Rice Flour -5 cups 
Urad Dal flour -1 cup
Butter/crisco – 2 tbsp 
Cumin Seeds / white or black sesame seeds – 1 tbsp 
Asafoetida (Zinc)- 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste

• Mix the rice flour with the salt, hing,Cumin Seeds,zinc and urad dal flour. Mix 
  gently with fingertips until it represents coarse sand.
• Add the water little by little until the dough is pliable. – Nor too tight nor 
  loose( add butter/crisco too).
• Take the Murukku press & fill  with enough mixture without pressing it down too hard.
• Press the dough in a circular motion on top of a creased plate / butter paper.
• Heat the pan with enough oil to deep fry the murukku. When it’s almost smoking hot, drop the prepared raw dough in to the oil.
• Once the hissing and bubbling action subsides, you know the thenkuzhal murukku is done. 
• Remove and set aside on a paper towel.
• After 10 min crsipy Thenkuzhal murukku are ready! Cool them and store them in air tight containers so that they remain crispy. 

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