Nov 19, 2006

Thenkuzhal

Thenkuzhal
In India appetizer is very popular. We eat this Thenkuzal snack with coffee.

Ingredients

 

Thenkuzhal made with rice flour, lentil flour and butter
 
  •  Rice Flour………… 4 cups
  • Urad Dhal Powder….1/2 cup(Roast Urad Dhal till reddish,
  • Cool it and powder it very finely in a mixer. )
  • Butter……………......... half stick
  • Salt………………........ to taste
  • Asafoetida……….........1/2 tsp
  • Pepper/jeera Powder… 1tsp(optional)
Method
  • Mix rice flour and dhal powder, salt, jeera melted butter asafoetida and little water and make a thick dough. Heat a pan with oil. 
  • When the oil is hot,take a thenkuzhal press(you can buy the press) and fill with handful dough and make circular motion pouring into hot oil.
  • When they are fried both sides remove them.