Kambu (Pearl Millet) is a nutrition rich millet. We can make many different dishes using Kambu. Kamba Murukku (Pearl Millet Murukku) is one such variety. Crispy and crunchy murukku is a healthy and tasty evening snack. Its one way of including millets in our routine diet. This Kambu murukku is very easy to make
Preparation and Yield:
Preparation time
5 mins
Cooking Time
40 mins
Yield
20 Murukku
Recipe Category
Snack
Recipe Cuisine
South Indian
Kambu Murukku Recipe | Pearl Millet Murukku Recipe
Ingredients:
Kambu (Pearl Millet) Flour
1 Cup*
Rice Flour
1 Cup
Besan / Gram Flour
2 Tablespoon
Roasted Gram Flour / Pottukadalai Podi
2 Tablespoon
Salt
To taste
Red Chilli Powder
1/2 teaspoon
Cumin Seeds
1/2 teaspoon
Butter
2 Tablespoon
Oil
For Frying
* 1 Cup = 250ml
Kambu Murukku Recipe | Pearl Millet Murukku Recipe
Method:
In a mixing bowl, add kambu flour, Rice flour, besan, roasted gram flour, salt, red chili powder, cumin seeds and mix everything well.
Add butter and mix with the flours. Then add water little by little and mix together till you get a smooth dough consistency like Chapati dough
Heat oil in a pan to fry the murukku. Take the press & mould. Use the Star mould for this murukku. Take handful of murukku dough and put it inside the press.
Check if the oil is hot by dropping a pinch of dough to see if it raises immediately. If the pinch of dough raises then oil is hot. Now close the press and squeeze it in the oil to make murukku shape. Deep fry the murukku till they are crispy. Flip the murukku to fry evenly in all the sides
Take out the deep fried kambu murukku and place it in a tissue to drain excess oil
Store the murukku in an air-tight container to have longer shelf life
Serve the crispy Kambu Murukku (Pearl Millet Murukku) with hot cup of tea / coffee!
Kambu Murukku Recipe | Pearl Millet Murukku Recipe
