Murukku is a savoury, crunchy snack originating from the Indian subcontinent, popular in southern India, and Sri Lanka. The name derives from the Tamil word for “twisted”. Murukku is typically made from rice and urad dal flour. The flours are mixed with water, salt, chilli powder, asafoetida and either sesame seeds or cumin seeds. The mix is kneaded into a dough, which is shaped into spiral or coil shapes either by hand or extruded using a mould. The spirals are then deep fried in vegetable oil.
The above information was taken from Wikipedia. Yes, with Deepavali around the corner many of us will be looking forward to savouring this ever popular snack.
In case you’re wondering what the murukku mould looks like, here are two pictures:
Wonderful stuff, especially the version with cumin seeds.
Not good for my girlish figure, of course, but that’s life.
Hi Ipoh Remembered.
Don’t make me jealous….I lost my ‘girlish figure’ years ago…hahahaha…..
Yes. Tasted the best Muruku done by an Indian lady using the press as stated.Happy Deepavali to all our Indian readers who are celebrating this Festival of light.I received one viral link how Deepavali evolved explaining the North ( Diwali) & South Indian ( Deepavali ) celebration & the misconception of Batu Caves linking to Deepavali instead of Thaipusam. I cant find the link. Otherwise I would have posted here.
Just got the link after some Sherlocking . Hope Ipohworld allows the informative & comical link
https://youtu.be/wxJi1Qd2Rcw