KARA THENKUZHAL
Thenkuzhal is a deep fried snack made during Diwali or Janmashtami with rice and urad dal flours.Kara means spicy in Tamil and this recipe is a variation to the regular Thenkuzhal which is made with added flours of tur dal and spiced up with red chilli powder.I happened to see this recipe in television and was hooked to it.As Ravi is fond of snacks,I made this last month and we all thoroughly enjoyed.You can grind these flours in a flour mill,but since I made a very small quantity,I ground it in the mixer.This was the first time I made this and it turned out super crispy.
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Unexpectedly Ravi’s friends dropped over and the whole batch vanished in no time.I had to make another batch.Such delicious and crispy this turned out to be.You can add cumin seeds also in place of white sesame seeds.I also saw in that Television show that tur dal can be replaced with moong dal. These snacks are often made with rice flour and urad dal flour.You can either make them at home or buy at stores.Check out my yummy other diwali murukku snacks like Mullu Murukku and Butter Murukku.
| Prep Time | 10 minutes |
| Cook Time | 10 minutes |
| Servings |
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- 3 cups Rice Flour
- 1/4 cup Tur dal
- 1/4 cup Urad Dal
- 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1/2 tsp sesame White
- 2 tsps Butter
- Salt -as needed
- 1 pinch Asafoetida
- Oil-for deep frying
Ingredients
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- In a pan dry roast tur dal.
- Transfer to a blender.
- Powder it nicely.
- Now dry roast urad dal.
- Transfer it to a blender.
- Powder it smooth.
- In a wide bowl add,rice flour,urad and tur dal powder,white sesame,salt,red chilli powder,asafoetida and butter.
- Adding water knead to a soft dough.
- Use the press of the following type.
- Heat oil in a pan and squeeze out the mixture.
- Once golden brown take it out.
- Place it on a tissue to remove excess oil.
- Enjoy it with your favorite cuppa.
Notes
Adding a teaspoon of hot oil to the dough will add crispness.
You can add pepper powder also.
Store the snack in an air tight container.
Cook the thenkuzhal on medium heat.
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