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 |
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| 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
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| 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!
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| Kambu Murukku Recipe | Pearl Millet Murukku Recipe |