I usually start most of my days either with poha or oats upma or cereals. When I was talking to my friend, the other day, she gave me this aval vadai recipe, since this aval vadai does not need any grinding and soaking part, immediately I want to give it a try, for my evening snack. Me and my husband really liked it, because it tasted almost like medu vada with crispy texture on outside and soft on inside. You can make this poha vada recipe either as a snack or for navarathri celebrations or diwali or krishna jayanthi. Also make this quick easy aval vada for unannounced guests. I bet kids will love this vadai for sure. Serve this easy aval vadai either with coconut chutney or tomato ketchup and hot tea.

Ingredients for aval vadai

    Yield : 9 Vadai 

• 1 Cup of Thick Variety of Aval / Poha  / Flattened Rice Flakes
• 1 Cup of Water
• 1 Medium Size Onion, Finely Chopped
• 2 Green Chilies, Finely Chopped
• 3 Tbsp of Thick Curd (Yogurt)
• 2 Tbsp of Rice Flour
• 2 Tsp of Besan Flour / Kadalai Maavu
• 1 Inch of Ginger, grated
• 1 Tsp of Whole Black Pepper
• Pinch of Asafoetida
• 1 Sprig of Curry Leaves
• 2 Tbsp of Cilantro (Coriander Leaves), Finely Chopped
• 1 Tsp of Salt or to taste
• Oil for deep frying

Method

• Soak the aval(poha/rice flakes) in water for 5 mins. Drain as much as water from aval, mash well with hand or with back of the spoon.

• Heat oil in a shallow pan.  Take a zip lock bag or Milk cover or banana leaf or polythene sheet and have 1 cup of water in bowl on side.

• Just wet your right hand in water, place the batter ball in the center of zip lock bag greased with water. Make a hole in the middle of the batter and carefully transfer it to the hot oil. Deep fry them on medium heat, until it turns golden brown on both sides. Continue the same process for each vadai.
• Serve hot with coconut chutney or peanut chutney or tomato ketchup and tea.

Tips

• You can use thick or thin variety of aval / poha.
• To make this vadai, use white or red rice flakes.
• If you feel your batter is watery, add little more rice flour.
• Adjust the spiciness according to your taste.
• If you don’t have besan flour, just use rice flour.
• Addition of rice flour gives crispy taste to vadai.
• You can also add 1/2 tsp of cumin or fennel seeds, for easy digestion. Instead I added asafoetida for digestion.

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Mullu Murukku is a popular snack in Southern part of India. Mullu means “thorn” Murukku means Crispy rice snack. This mullu murukku resembles like thorns, hence the name. This mullu murukku is usually prepared during festival occasions like Diwali and Krishna jayanthi. This instant murukku recipe is very easy, delicious and simple to make murukku and it is really crispy and tasty. In this method, I used store bought rice flour to make this murukku. Other flour I used is besan flour which is also store bought. This is very simple procedure as you do not need to make rice flour at home, and hence it is a time saving murukku recipe, I have given step by step picture to easily understand the recipe. It involves very simple procedure, just mix the store bought flours, butter, red chilly powder, hing and salt. and make easy mullu murukku recipe with the help of murukku press. Adding asafoetida is to help for easy in digestion. Try this store bought rice flour murukku and here is the recipe.

Preparation and Cooking Time : 1 Hr     Yield  : 12-15 Murukku

     Ingredients for mullu murukku recipe

• 3/4 Cup of Rice Flour
• 1/4 Cup of Besan Flour(Kadalai Maavu)
• 1 and 1/4 Tsp of Red Chilly Powder
• 1/4 Tsp of Asafoetida(Hing)
• 1 Tbsp of Butter
• 1/2 Tsp of Salt or to taste
• 1/4 Cup +2 Tbsp of Water
• 1 Tsp of Hot Oil
• 3 Cups of Vegetable Oil To Deep Fry

   Method for instant murukku recipe

• Sieve both the rice flour and besan flour in a bowl.
• Melt the butter in a microwave for 10 secs.
• In a bowl containing flours, add red chilly powder, asafoetida, melted butter, salt, hot oil and water, mix well. Knead it to get a soft, smooth dough.

• Grease the murukku press with oil, on inner wall of the press. Place the dough into murukku press, with star sign plate at the bottom.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a kadai/ shallow pan.

• In a counter top, place the parchment paper or milk cover or polythene sheet, grease it with some oil,  squeeze murukku in a circular motion as shown in the picture. Make sure you seal the end of the murukku.
• When the oil is hot (325 Degree F) Gently take with your hand and carefully drop the murukku into the oil. Cook the murukku on both sides till “Ssh” sound ceases and they turn golden brown color. Always cook murukku in a medium flame. Once it done, drain it in a paper towel.

• Repeat the same process for the rest of the dough. Store it in a airtight container after it completely cool down.
• Crispy & Tasty Murukku is ready to enjoy 🙂

Tips

• Always cook murukku in a medium flame.
• Adjust the amount of red chilly powder and salt according to your taste.
• If you are an expert, you can also press murukku directly to oil.
• You can also add cumin, if you like. I added asafetida, for easy digestion.
• If you are planning to make in larger scale, then cover the dough with wet cloth, otherwise it get dried soon.
• If you don’t have butter, add ghee.
• If you are vegan, add hot oil instead of butter.
• If you don’t have store bought rice flour, you can also make it in your home with raw rice. It involes soaking , air drying and then ground it into a fine flour.

Health Benefits of Rice and Besan Flour

• Rice gives fast and instant energy, regulate and improve bowel movements, boosts the skin health, aids in metabolism and digestion, blood pressure management and prevents constipation.
• Besan flour are good source of vitamins, proteins and minerals like magnesium, iron and phosphorous. Iron acts as an antioxidant and helps in the production of collagen, magnesium helps to relax muscles and maintain blood circulation. Phosphorous combined with calcium helps in building of bones.

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