Peanut Murukku

Ingredients:

• Rice flour - 2 cups
• Peanuts - 1/2 cup
• Sesame seeds - 1 tsp
• Jeera - 1/2 tsp
• Ghee - 4 tsp
• Red chilli powder - 1 tsp (according to taste)
• Salt to taste
• Oil for frying

Method:

• In a pan, roast the peanuts, cool and remove the skin
• Grind the peanuts with little water and make a smooth paste
• Take rice flour, peanut paste, sesame seeds, jeera, red chilli powder, salt into a bowl and mix together. Pour melted butter and mix well
• Add water little at a time and make like puri dough (make right consistency to pass through the murukku presser)
• Add oil into a pan and when oil is heated, with the help of a murukku mould press murukku in oil. Fry until they are golden brown in colour
• Drain them in a paper towel to remove excess oil, let them cool.