Murukku
Muṟukku is a savoury, crunchy snack originating from the Indian subcontinent. In India, murukku is especially common in the states of Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. It is called murkulu in Telangana, janthikalu in Andhra Pradesh and mudku/murku in Odisha. Chakli is a similar Indian dish, typically made with an additional ingredient, chickpea flour.
It is also common in countries with substantial Indian and Sri Lankan diaspora communities, including Singapore, Fiji, Malaysia, and Myanmar. Called sagalay gway in Burmese, it is a common snack and is used as a topping for a regional dish called Dawei mont di.
Etymology
The name muṟukku "twisting" in Tamil refers to its shape.Other names of the dish include, ,, or murukulu or జంతికలు jantikalu, and.
Ingredients and preparation
Murukku is typically made from rice flour and urad dal flour. The flours are mixed with water, salt, chili 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.Variants
The dish has many variations, resulting from the types and proportions of flours used. Mullu muṟukku "thorn muṟukku" has an uneven texture that gives it an extra crunch. The Kai murukku "hand murukku") is made by hand using a stiffer dough. Ribbon pakoda muṟukku is another ribbon-shaped variety of the snack. Āṭṭaiyāmpaṭṭi kai muṟukku, a town in Tamil Nadu, is known for its unique variety of murukkus, known as Maṇappāṟai muṟukku. This gained popularity because of Krishnan Iyer, who prepared and sold this first in Maṇappāṟai. In 2010, the Tamil Nadu government applied for a geographical indication tag for Manapparai Murukku.List of distinctive murukku varieties
- Kai murkku
- Manapparai murukku
- Mullu murukku or Magizhampoo murukku
- Thenkuzhal murukku
- Oosi thenkuzhal murukku
- Thengaaippaal murukku
- Godhumai murukku
- Kaara murukku
- Poondu murukku
- Inji murukku
- Meen murukku
- Vattaurulai murukku
- Vennai murukku
- Kadalai murukku
- Verkkadalai murukku
- Arisi murukku
- Achhu murukku or Achchappam
- Karuppatti achchu murukku
- Pudhina Murukku
- Ezhumichai murukku
- Kelvaragu or aarya murukku
- Kambu murukku
- Chola murukku
- Makkacchola murukku
- Thinai murukku
- Ulundhu murukku
- Ellu murukku
- Varagarisi or varagu murukku
- Thirunelveli manoharam
- Urulaikkizhangu murkku
- Nei murukku
- Ravai murukku
- Pulungal arisi murukku
- Vengaaya murukku
- Milagu murukku
- Thakkaali murukku
- Karuveppillai murukku
- Maida murukku
- Pulipu Murukku
- Aval murukku
- Mundhiri murukku
- Baadhaam murukku
- Seeraga murukku
- Murungai murukku
- Paalakkeerai murukku
- Vendhaya murukku
- Pulichakkeerai murukku
- Savvarisi murukku
- Panai murukku
- Omapodi murukku