ROASTED CHANNA DAL MURUKKU ( CHAKLI)

INGREDIENTS :

Rice flour             - 1 & 1/4 Cup
Roasted Channa - 1/4 Cup
 dal powder
Hing                      - a pinch
Sesame seed        - 1/2 tsp
Ajwain                  - 1/2 tsp
Chili powder        - 1 tsp (optional)
Salt                         - as needed
Hot oil                    - 1 tbsp
Water                     - as needed
Oil for frying

PROCEDURE :

1. Powder roasted Channa dal in mixie.

2. In a bowl add rice flour,roasted channa powder, Hing, chili powder, salt, ajwain, sesame seed ,chili powder and mix well.

3. Heat oil for frying.
4. In mean time grease muruku press and few laddles  with little oil.

5. Add heated oil in flour mixture and mix well
6. Add water little by little to make a dough.

7. Keep the dough close to avoid drying
8. Check the heat of the oil by dropping little dough,it should come up immediately.
9. Fill the murruku press with the dough and squeeze murruku on the greased ladles and then gently flip into the oil.

10. Fry both side till the sound and bubbles stop.
11. Keep the oil in medium to avoid burning.
12. Crispy and tasty murruku is ready to serve as evening snack with tea.

Similar method followed , and used single star mould to make the murruku below: