Sago Murrukku - Icc

The recipe chosen for March month in Indian Cooking Challenge by Srivalli is Sogo murukku ...

Ingredients needed :

• Sago / jevarisi - 1/2 cup
• Rice flour - 1 cup
• Gram flour - 1/2 cup
• Bengal gram dhal / Pottu Kadalai - 3/4 cup
• Salt
• Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp.
• Oil - for deep frying

Method : 

Soak Sago / jevarisi in buttermilk for minimum 3 hours ....it depends upon the size of ur sago ...u can check whether it is soaked well , by taking one soaked sago in hand and press it ...it should be very soft ...
 

I have used store brought rice flour and gram flour ...I have just powdered in mixie the bengal gram / pottu kadalai finely .... keep ready all these flour ....
in a kadai add oil for deep frying and keep it in medium high ....in a bowl add soaked sago (photo 1) + pottukadalai / bengal gram flour (photo 2) + rice flour (photo 3) + gram flour (photo 4 ) + salt , chilli powder and add hot oil 2 opr 3 tsps. (photo 5 ) then mix all the ingredients well and knead it into dough , by adding little water (photo 7) once the oil is hot using the murukku maker , press it directly in hot oil ....I was not getting it as in proper shapes as how we make normal ones ....as sogo was there it was breaking in between ....so pressed the whole in keeping in one place ....so that i got it in perfect shape ...this method was new to me but came out so well and it was very crispy ...

Thanks a lot Srivalli , for this new recipe ...