Potato Murukku

Ingredients:

Potato - 1 medium
Rice flour/Idiyappam flour - 1 cup
Butter - 1 .5 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida  - a pinch
Salt to taste

Method:

1. Boil and peel the potato. Allow it to cool down and grind it to a smooth paste without adding any water.
2. In a large mixing bowl, add rice flour, potato paste, butter, cumin seeds , asafoetida and salt. Mix well. Make a smooth dough, by adding water little by little. Fill this into a murukku maker.
3. Heat oil for deep frying. When the oil is really hot, press the murukku maker into the oil, making small circles.
4. Fry till both sides turn golden brown. Drain it into a paper towel.

Store it in air tight container.