Murukku (Chakuli)..... (step-by-step) Recipe

There was a powercut and my son was terribly bored ....I dint want him to go outside because of the SUN...so I invited him to my kitchen to make this murukku and he did all the mixing and everything....i just need to do the frying....well, he is a good helper....

Come summer holidays my ammachi (grandmother) used to stock up murukku for us kids. It was supposed to be a healthy snack as it is made of rice flour and besan flour..Murukku as this is called in Malayalam is usually made with besan flour akka chickpea flour (gram flour)...its a traditional snack The mix is made into a soft dough which is formed into a spiral or coil and it is deep fried in oil and can be kept air tight for days (I mean if it lasts!!). This recipe is…