Janthikalu Recipe

Jenthikalu Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 cup rice flour
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
• refined oil as required
• 1 3/4 ml water
• 1/3 cup roasted gram flour (besan)
• 1/2 tablespoon red chilli powder
• 1/2 tablespoon cumin seeds
• 2 tablespoon ghee

Recipe :

• Step 1 Boil the water

  First add water to a pan and set it on medium flame.

• Step 2 Mix dry ingredients

  Take rice flour in a bowl, add cumin seeds, red chilli powder, salt, white sesame seeds and roasted gram flour. Mix all the dry ingredients properly.

• Step 3 Mix dry ingredients with water

  Once the water has boiled, add the dry ingredients to it. Keep mixing it in order to prevent any lumps.

• Step 4 Knead the dough

  Once everything is mixed, knead the dough with your hands to make it soft and smooth. You can add a little water at this point to make the dough smoother.

• Step 5 Form a log

  Give the dough a shape of a log. Once done, transfer the dough to the Murukku maker and choose the attachment of your choice. Usually, for Jenthikalu the attachment with several holes is selected to give perfectly connected spirals.

• Step 6 Heat oil and fry

  Heat oil in a kadhai for frying purpose. Now press the Murukku maker and make spirals directly in the oil. You can also make spirals beforehand, directly on a plastic sheet and later drop it in the oil.

• Step 7 Fry until crispy

  Fry Jenthikalu from both sides on medium heat until golden and crispy.