Murukku

Ingredients

1. Rice Flour - 3 cups ( around 450 grams)
2. Gram Flour -  1 cup (around 225 grams)
3. Ghee - 3 tbsp
4. White sesame seeds‌ -   2 tbsp
5. Asafoetida -  1/2 tsp
6. Baking Soda - 2 pinch
7. Salt - to taste
8. Oil - to fry

Method

1. Mix together rice flour, gram flour and ghee. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Add water little by little to form a soft dough and knead it into a ball.

2. Prepare the idiyappam/murukku press with the star shaped disc. Fill the idiyappam maker with some dough. Squeeze  out the dough on to a butter paper in the form of a tight spiral(4-5 loops)  as shown below. Pat the spiral gently so that it will maintain its shape while frying.

3. Fry the murukks in hot oil until it is light golden brown.

Note: 

Can add 2 tbsp of cumin seeds.