Cashew Pepper murukku | Diwali recipes

Cashew pepper murukku recipe with video

Cashew pepper murukku | mundiri murukku, i first tasted in my friend's in-laws place. Few years back when i visited my friend's mil's house,(from whom i learnt Kalyana rasam)in Chennai, she made cashew murukku and thengai burfi for me. She was excitingly shared with me that she learnt this mundiri murukku from a TV show and tried it at home. It tasted awesome and i happily ate the murukku. She also shared with me the recipe of the murukku. I have tried this too and sent for Aval kitchen magazine Deepavali edition few years back. I tried this again with the addition of pepper powder. It tasted so well,the pepper and cashew nuts complimented each other very well. The murukku was super crispy. Try out this cashew pepper murukku for this Diwali. Check out my full collection of Diwali recipes. 

Cashew pepper murukku

  Preparation Time : 15 mins + soaking time 15 mins | Cooking Time : 20 Mins |Makes: 11pieces

     Rice flour   1 cup
     Cashew nuts   1/4 cup (15-20)
     Butter  1 tsp
     Hot oil  1 tblsp
     Black pepper powder  1 tsp
     Water to make the dough
     Salt   as needed
     Oil   for deep frying
Method:

• Soak the cashew nuts in hot water for 15 minutes.
• Drain the water and grind this into a smooth paste. You can add little water while grinding.
• In a wide bowl, add the rice flour, pepper powder, butter,hot oil and ground cashew paste.
• Add salt to the water and make it into a smooth non sticky dough.
• Heat oil and once it becomes hot, bring the flame to medium.
• I used the thenkuzhal achu, you can use star achu too.
• Put a portion of dough into the murukku press.
• Keep the remaining dough covered.
• Gently squeeze it directly into the oil. 
• You can squeeze it into a greased plate and transfer it to hot oil too.
• Cook on both sides. 
• Cook till the oil sound subsides.
• Take out from the oil and drain excess oil in kitchen towel.
• Repeat this for the rest of the dough. 
• Cashew pepper murukku is ready. 

                                      Video of how to make Cashew pepper murukku

                                     

     
     

 Recipe of Cashew pepper murukku with step wise pictures:

• Soak the cashew nuts in hot water for 15 minutes.

• Drain the water and grind this into a smooth paste. 
• You can add little water while grinding.

• In a wide bowl, add the rice flour, pepper powder, butter,hot oil and ground cashew paste.
• Add salt to the water and make it into a smooth non sticky dough.

• Heat oil and once it becomes hot, bring the flame to medium.
• I used the thenkuzhal achu, you can use star achu too.
• Put a portion of dough into the murukku press.
• Keep the remaining dough covered.
• Gently squeeze it directly into the oil. 

• You can squeeze it into a greased plate and transfer it to hot oil too.
• Cook on both sides. 
• Cook till the oil sound subsides.
• Take out from the oil and drain excess oil in kitchen towel.

• Repeat this for the rest of the dough. 
• Cashew pepper murukku is ready. 

Notes:

1. Do not make the dough in bulk as it will spoil the taste of the murukku.
2. I used home made rice flour, you can use store bought rice flour too. 
3. You can replace cashew nuts with almonds too. 
4. Adding pepper powder is optional, you can make it plain cashew murukku or you can add red chili powder too.
5. I used freshly ground pepper powder. You can use store bought pepper powder too.