Friday, October 21, 2011

MAGIZHAMPOO THENKUZHAL | DIWALI SNACK RECIPES

Magizhampoo-thenkuzhal_1

      Magizhampoo thenkuzhal – with coconut milk. Magizhampoo  is a flower which is so small in size but smells heavenly and strongly too. They sort the flower in a thread with needle and wear in the plaits as we do jasmine. This magizhampoo thenkuzhal murukku resembles the look of sorted flowers. And I assume that’s why they call this so. We make this murukku a bit different… We make it as a mildly sweet murukku with coconut milk. So it is very very flavourful and very distinct in taste. I love it very much.
      For sweetening we use sugar candies,Kalkandu ,my mom says if we use sugar for sweetening the murukku browns easily and sugar candies lessen this. I always love mild sweet snacks,like the diamond cuts snack. This is also one of those snacks I love. Also I love making this murukku because of its shape. I love making those cure swirls Hee hee.

Magizhampoo-murukku_1

Ingredients

Idiyappam flour/Rice flour 2 cups
Roasted moong dal flour 1/4 – 1/2 cup
Coconut milk 1/4 cup
Sugar candy/kalkandu powder 2-3 tblsp
Sesame seeds 2 tsp
Ghee 2 tblsp
Salt Use 1 tsp if flour has no salt
Oil for deep frying

Method

  1. We have some preparations before making the murukku. Roast moong dal/paasi paruppu till golden,cool down,powder it and sieve it. Grind 3/4 cup coconut with little warm water and extract coconut milk from it. Powder the sugar candy. mp1
  2. Warm the coconut milk and dissolve the powdered sugar candy in it. Use this warm milk while making dough. Take rice flour, moong dal flour,sesame seeds,ghee in a bowl and mix well. Add coconut milk and enough water gradually to make a smooth stif dough. THere should not be any cracks too. mp2
  3. Take the star holed plate in the murukku press and fill it with the prepared dough. Heat oil in kadai , apparently draw murukku in circles in greased ladles. Drop carefully in oil and fry in medium flame. mp3
  4. Fry both sides till golden colour or the bubbles ceases. Drain from oil to paper towels. mp4
     
          Store in airtight containers. Stays good for a 10 days. Enjoy flavourful magizhampoo murukkus!

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Notes
  • Just 1/4 cup coconut milk is enough,use plain water for the rest. More milk makes cooking time long and harder murukku too.
  • Using more sweet makes the murukku brown in colour also becomes harder.
  • Always deep fry in medium heat.
  • I had already the powdered moong dal, so I have not shown those steps..hehe.
  • If your murukku breaks while making, try sprinkling more water and knead and try again. Use finest rice flour to avoid this.
  • You can also replace moong dal powder with urad dal powder.

49 Stars(comments):

Radhika said...

Perfectly done Raji. Made it yesterday. Lovely clicks pa.

Kalpana Sareesh said...

Perfection is the apt word i doubt thr be shd be something better .. awesome n i need them .. badly.. so so yumm

Sanctified Spaces said...

Nice one Raji..

Rekha shoban said...

super duper murukku!!looks perfect and crispy...lovely click as usual!!

MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!. said...

Superbly done Thenkuzhal.Luks perfectly shaped and crisp.Luv the recipe and the clicks.Luv all ur recipes.Maa'm pls add Google Connect.Following U on FB.

Sharmilee! :) said...

I luv the first click very much....I too luv the shape of this murukku..looks perfectly done. Crispy yummy snack apt for tea time...please pass that plate here ;)

Priya's Feast said...

This is my favorite murukku..U made it so perfect..

Raji said...

Thenkuzhal has turned out perfect Raji...I have not tried this one before..but it sure looks like a winner..wud give this a try.

Priya said...

Woww they looks super prefect, attractive and fabulous..

Tina said...

delicious and crispy...Beautiful clicks too..

Premalatha Aravindhan said...

wow raji,the swirls are perfect,luks too gud...clicks are amazing.

Happy Cook / Finla said...

I am hundred percent sure if i try to make them they would look as good as yours. These look so so super.

Jayasri Ravi said...

lovely clicks raji as always, I have never made a sweet one like this :), should try it in a small quantity and see how my kids like it, thanks for sharing

Jay said...

looks yummm...delicious n mouthwatery..;)
Tasty Appetite

jeyashrisuresh said...

this variety of murukku is totally new to me. Adding coconut milk sounds interesting and will soon give this a try.Wonderful circles and great clicks

lata raja said...

I have not tried sweetening this murukku until now.With idiyappam flour, I am guessing that the pounded rice flour has to be roasted like for idiyappams.
And you have created the spirals very beautifully.

Cilantro said...

My mom-in-law makes them and I love them too but never knew this murrukku had such a beautiful name to it. She called them Inippu murrukku.
Beautiful Clicks as always.

Gayathri NG said...

omg pics r dawn pretty n tempting...
all r in perfect shape n u simply rocking dear...

Sudha Sabarish said...

This is very new to me.Adding coconut milk and sugar candies is a nice twist in the murruku.

S.Menaga said...

OMG,they looks sooo attractive...nice one!!

Laavanya said...

That is so new to me.. i don't think i've had a murukku with kalkandu in it. Perfect concentric circles too.

Suja said...

Love the clicks..crispy and tempting snack..yum

DEESHA said...

what a perfect snack

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Reshmi Mahesh said...

Looks so perfect...Love them...Very beautiful clicks...

Nisha said...

Wow never heard of this murukku.

Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal said...

Had to bookmark it, they look perfect. I got to make some on Sunday, so this is the recipe I am using :)

divya said...

wow yummy murukku and looks so tempting with wonderful clicks ....

Srimathi said...

You have made picture perfect looking sweet thenkuzhal.Inspires me to take extra effort to make some.

priya ravi said...

shape of the murukku is truly an art.. love the color, swirls and crispness.. perfectly done raji.. first click is really very nice..

Now Serving said...

Magizhampoo mikka magizhchiyaga irruku :) Lovely clicks Raks :)

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Srivalli said...

Raji, that looks absolutely stunning..lovely recipe..

Kurryleaves said...

perfectly done...love the clicks ....lovely!!

Divya Vikram said...

I adore this murukku. Looks so delicious and perfect Raks.

RATNA said...

love your post!!!Raji what camera do you use ?

RATNA said...

looks declicious!! will try them soon, b/w what camera do you use?

Uma said...

Superb. I guess you also do painting or any other craft work. You are really doing all our traditional recipes in a perfect way!!!

Cheers,
uma
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RAKS KITCHEN said...

Thank you all! Ratna, I use Nikon D40X ... Thank you Uma for the compliments :)

Aruna Manikandan said...

wow...
looks perfect and very tempting...
haven't tried using coconut milk, will try this for Diwali :)
awesome clicks...

deepsrecipes said...

Thanks a lot for the recipe..gonna try this ..Perfect recipe..

Prathibha said...

Nice murukku..wid coconut milk it sounds nice n different...

Xiaolu said...

I just tried these for the first time in August when I received them from a friend in Singapore. They were so addictive. Thanks for the recipe and great step-by-step photos!

Smitha said...

they look too good and yummy!...very beautiful click!

Sowmya said...

Wow...those look super-crunchy and adorable! Happy Diwali!

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Swapna said...

Perfect Murukku with beautiful spirals Raks!

Nags said...

i have never heard of this kind. the shape is so perfect!! i haven't attempted murkku on my own yet! :D

Dorinda said...

Hi Rak,
I am planning to make this murukku today. I have following questions.
1.Can i use store bought can coconut milk, if so is this the same proportion.
2.Can i skip Sugar candy/kalkandu powder, i don't want sweet murukku.
3.How many murukku i can make with this proportion.
4.If i change moong dal to Urad dal, is the color and taste is going to be same, what will be better(i never tried moon dal before)
5.Moong dal flour measurement says 1/4 – 1/2 cup, What that mean(1/4 or ½)?
6. Can i make regular murukku mold to do this
7.What is the difference between MURUKKU and Thenkuzhal murukku , which will be similar to the store bought sift and crunchy one.

I know I have too many questions. Please help me to to make murukku today.

Thanks.
Dori

RAKS KITCHEN said...

Dori,

You can use store bought coconut milk. But dilute it as it will be too thick I think. dilute 1/4 cup milk with 1/4 cup water.
Yes you can skip the sweet part very well.
You can make around 20 murukkus.
You can change moong to urad dal flour. Both have unique taste and flavor.
You can add urad dal flour from 1/4 cup or upto 1/2 cup.
Both this one and thenkuzhal are crunchy.. Only the ingredients differ a little bit which makes its flavor differ a bit. You can also reffer the other murukku recipes in my blog.
Hope this helps, do write to me if you have any further doubts.

Dorinda said...

Thanks Rak for your prompt reply.

I tried this yesterday, it came out really good. I like the color of the murukku, it was so transparent.

Sure I’ll try your other versions of murkku.

Keep it up your good work.

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