Ari Murukku / Rice Chakli

Ingredients:

1 cup rice flour ( I used pathiri podi)
1/4 cup urad dal flour
1 tbsp butter, softened
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp sesame seeds
2 pinch asafoetida
salt to taste
warm water as needed
oil for frying

Preparation:

1. Roast 1/2 cup urad dal in a pan till it turns light brown and nice aroma comes. Allow to cool completely and then grind it to a fine powder. Sieve it and use 1/4 cup for this murukku and store remaining in an air tight container for later use…
2. In a bowl, take the rice flour, urad dal flour, cumin seeds, sesame seeds, salt, asafoetida and butter and mix well.
3. Add warm water little by little to this and knead to a smooth non sticky dough.
4. Take a murukku press / mould , use the star shaped disc and fill it with the dough. Squeeze it  to form spiral shape on a parchment paper or directly to the hot oil.