murukku making

pour the murukku flour into a mixing bowl

add water to it, a little at a time, and knead

stop adding water when the dough is formed into one lump

(better to have not enough water than too much water; when you have

too much water, the dough becomes sticky)

add 2 teaspoons of butter and a handful of sesame seeds and continue to knead

cut dough into 3 or 4 portions

place one portion into the murukku maker (see picture)

heat oil in kwaili

squeeze the dough through the maker into the hot oil

when the oil bubbles have become visibly smaller, turn the murukku over

remove murukku from the oil

you can get the murukku flour from shops at serangoon road. a packet costs $1.60. the murukku maker is sold at mustafa samsuddin.