Ingredients

• 1 cup - plain flour
• 1 cup - rice flour
• 1/2 cup - roasted chickpea (dalia or phutana) flour
• 1 tbsp - sesame seeds
• 2 tbsp - oil
• 2 - green chillies, ground
• 1/4 tsp - soda bicarb
• To taste - salt
• To deep fry - oil

How to Make Murukku (Rice Chakli)

• Sieve plain flour and rice flour together, with soda bicarb.
• Tie in a big muslin cloth.
• Place in a steel vessel and cover with a tight lid.
• Place in a pressure cooker and steam (4 whistles).
• Remove and sieve again.
• Mix all the other ingredients, except oil, to deep fry.
• Make a medium-soft dough.
• Use a murukku press and press out circles.
• Use 4 inch plantain leaf squares or a small plate.
• Take care to grease the plate or leaf.
• Carefully invert murukku into hot oil.
• Deep fry, on low medium flame, till golden.
• Drain and cool. Store in a tight-lid container.
• Fry a few murukkus at a time.