Aval Murukku or Poha Chakli is a savory rice-based snack made with rice flour and beaten rice or the thick poha. These are Jar snacks that you can make ahead for kids and stock.
I have been wanting to make this aval murukku for a while, in fact, my murukku making is restricted to Deepavali along with Amma. Since Amma makes the best ones, I haven’t made any of these on my own. On top, I hardly ever get time to make these traditional snacks as my kids prefer cakes and chocolates for snacks.
We love murukkus and Amma’s traditional murukkus taste awesome. I always wanted to try my hand on my own to make these and this BM#104 Sweets & Snacks, surely gave me a chance to do everything on my own.
While there have been many dishes that Amma makes on her own and some I take her help, the Mega BMs are always researched a lot and done on my own in my space. Somehow we tend to give more time and effort to these Mega BM dishes, though the regular ones are equally important.
So I was really happy with the way these murukkus all turned out. If you haven’t noticed, this week is all about rice-based deep-fried dishes, and all of them ended up being murukkus. I loved this addition of Aval or Poha as it lends a crispy texture to the final fried ones.
Aval Murukku is made with the thick Poha and makes a delicious evening snack, while it's another popular vada on Spice your Life!
Week 1 - Sweets (Indian Halwas)
Day 1 is Carrot Coconut Milk Halwa
Day 2 is Singhara Ka Atta Halwa
Day 3 is Kuttu Ka Halwa
Day 4 is Rajgira Halwa
Day 5 is Sweet Potato Halwa
Day 6 is Akhrot Ka Halwa
Week 2 - Snack from the same State (Rajasthan)
Day 1 is Rajasthani Mirchi Vada
Day 2 is Pudina Tikoni Paratdar Mathri
Day 3 is Matar Kachori
Day 4 is Rajasthani Methi Mathri
Day 5 is Pyaz ki Kachori
Day 6 is Kanji Wada
Week 3 - Snack of our choice (Rice based Traditional Snacks)
Day 1 is Kai Murukku
Day 2 is Sakinalu
Day 3 is Seepu Seedai
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Step By Step Pictures to make Aval Murukku
Aval Murukku | How to make Poha Chakli
Ingredients Needed:
1 cup Rice Flour
1/2 cup Beaten Rice / Thick Poha / Aval, heaped
1/4 cup Fried Gram
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
1 tbsp Butter soft at room temp.
Salt to Taste
Cooking Oil for deep frying
How to make Aval Murukku
Take the poha in a mixer jar and powder it and set it aside. Sieve and remove coarse pieces.
Take the fried gram in the mixer and powder it well.
Use homemade rice flour and sieve all the flours to remove coarse pieces.
Take the flours in a wide bowl, add cumin seeds, red chili powder, butter, and salt.
Mix everything to a soft and smooth dough. You can use any murukku acchu you want.
I like the star one and used it for these as it gives a nice crispy effect.
Heat a Kadai with oil and when hot, fill the mold and press it either directly or make small murukkus on a plate and gently slide into the hot oil.
Lower the flame and cook the murukkus on both sides
Drain on to a kitchen towel.
Aval Murukku | How to make Poha Chakli
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rice Flour
- 1/2 cup Beaten Rice / Thick Poha / Aval, heaped
- 1/4 cup Fried Gram
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1/2 tsp Red Chilli powder
- 1 tbsp Butter soft at room temp.
- Salt to taste
- Cooking Oil for deep frying
Instructions
- Take the poha in a mixer jar and powder it and set aside. Sieve and remove coarse pieces.
- Take the fried gram in the mixer and powder it well.
- Use homemade rice flour and sieve all the flours to remove coarse pieces.
- Take the flours in a wide bowl, add cumin seeds, red chili powder, butter, and salt.
- Mix everything to a soft and smooth dough. You can use any murukku acchu you want.
- I like the star one and used it for these as it gives a nice crispy effect.
- Heat a kadai with oil and when hot, fill the mold and press it either directly or make small murukkus in a plate and gently slide into hot oil.
- Lower the flame and cook the murukkus on both sides
- Drain on to a kitchen towel.
I have featured the entire list that you can prepare for Diwali on both SYL and C4AS Sweets and Snacks & Sweets & Snacks for Diwali.
Vaishali Sabnani says
Awesome , I have never made a murukku with poha - leave alone poha , I haven’t even made a murukku since years !
Must give them a try! These look absolutely stunning , crisp and crunchy !
Mega BM sure are special and special efforts go in!
Suma Gandlur says
It is common to rely on our mothers when they are nearby and are ready to dish out delicious stuff for us. 🙂 My sister lives nearby my mother and she too goes to my mother for traditional and time taking dishes.
This poha version sounds fantastic Valli. I think I need to pass on all the recipes with variations to my mother.
Amara says
Never made murukku with poha, love the way they turned out. Nice and crispy. I have to try these soon.
Harini Rupanagudi says
Very interesting use of poha in murukku. They have come out very well, Valli. Would love to munch on some.
Sushma Pinjala says
Muruku with poha sounds interesting, I have made them couple of times but coudnt click a picture for blog. They have turned out so nice and crisp.
Narmadha says
We never get bored of different Murukku. Poha Murukku looks so delicious and crispy. Would love to try for my daughter.