Thenkuzhal

Ingredients:-

Raw rice                                        - 2 cup

Urad dal/black gram dal           - ¼ cup

Asafetida                                       - ½ tea spoon

Cumin seeds/Jeerakam             - 1 tea spoon

White sesame seeds/ellu               - 1 tea spoon

Butter (unsalted)                        - 50 grams

Salt to taste

Oil to deep fry

Wash raw rice, dry it well and grind it to a very smooth powder. There should not be any granules in it so better sieve it. Dry and grind Urad dal to a smooth powder. Sieve this too for avoiding granules.

Mix these flours, asafetida and salt well together. Add butter to the mix and mix well. Add ellu and Jeerakam to it. Now add water little by little and make it smooth tight dough. In a Thenkuzhal achu/press with medium round wholes, fill the dough and press it in a circular motion in the hot oil. Fry the Thenkuzhal to light golden brown flipping it both sides. If you find it difficult to press directly to hot oil, you can press it to a cloth or plastic paper and gently transfer it to the hot oil. Be careful while putting inside the hot oil. Gently slide it into the oil slowly.

When cooled keep in an air tight container. It is a very crispy and mouth watering  evening snack.