Cashew Murukku Recipe | Crispy, Melt-in-Mouth Diwali Snack | Easy Indian Festive Recipe 2025

cashews

🥗Healthier: almonds

💰Cheaper: peanuts

Almonds provide similar crunch with lower calories.

rice flour

🥗Healthier: brown rice flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Brown rice flour adds fiber while all-purpose flour is more economical.

Grind 30 cashews to a smooth paste using 1/2 cup of water and set aside.

In a mixing bowl, add 1 and 1/2 cups of idiyappam flour, 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of ghee, 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of sesame seeds, a big fat pinch of hing, and the ground cashew paste.

Add salt to the mixture and optionally chili powder, but the creator chose not to add it for a white color.

Mix everything into a crumbly mixture.

Adjust the consistency of the dough using the water to rinse the blender, adding about 1 cup of water, up to 1.25 cups depending on flour quality.

Knead until a smooth, pliable, crack-free dough forms and cover with a wet cloth or towel.

Grease the murka press and shape a log of dough to fit inside.

Heat about 1 liter of oil in a deep frying pan.

Pipe the dough into strands into the hot oil, ensuring it sizzles upon contact.

Fry on low heat until the sizzling sound stops, noting that the murukku will not change color and will remain pale beige.

Cooking Techniques

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