Kunukku is a snack item prepared with soaked and ground rice and pulses along with spices and deep fried later. Replacing rice with millet didn't change the taste. The millet kunukkus stay crisp for a long time and absorb less oil compared to rice.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 Cup Barnyard/Kudhiraivali Millet
- 1/2 Cup Barnyard/Kudhiraivali Millet
- 1/2 Cup Barnyard/Kudhiraivali Millet
- 1/4 Cup Toor dal
- 1/4 Cup Chana dal
- 2 tbsp Urad dal
- 1/4 Cup Grated Coconut
- 4 Long Red Chillies
- 1/4 tsp Asafoetida
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 Cup Chopped Veggies ( all coloured capsicums, carrot)
- 3 tbsp Chopped Coriander leaves
- 3 tbsp Chopped Curry leaves
- Oil for frying
- Oil for frying
- Oil for frying
Directions:
- Wash and soak the millet for 2 hours.
- Wash and soak all pulses together for 2 hours.
- Grind coconut, chillies and salt.
- Add drained millet and pulses and grind coarsely adding very little water. The batter should be thick.
- Add veggies, asafoetida and the leaves. Mix well.
- Deep fry on medium heat by dropping small pieces.
I made this with proso millet, cabbage and carrot! What a replacement snack ! Thanks a lot for sharing this with us and i had never heard of this snack before !
Hi Sudha,
Your Kunukkus with Proso Millet looks awesome. Happy to know that you liked it very much. Thanks for validating and sharing your experience.
Made this for saraswathi puja and it was a big hit. The only addition I made was coarsely grinding coriander seeds and adding it to the batter. Give this recipe a try .
Hi Madhu,
Thanks so much for validating the recipe.
My kunukku photo
Hi Subha,
Thanks for sharing your awesome plate of kunukku!
Tried this today … excellent taste…
much much better taste than rice kunukku… my friends loved it…
very good snack
Hi Subha,
Thanks for trying and validating the recipe. Happy to know that your friends loved it. Keep sharing your experience with us.