Manapparai Murukku ()
is a special variety of
murukku
Murukku (Malayalam – മുറുക്ക്, Tamil – முறுக்கு) is a savoury, crunchy snack originating from the Indian subcontinent. The name ''murukku'' derives from the Tamil word for "twisted", which refers to its shape. ...
, a snack named after the town of
Manapparai
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in
Tiruchirappalli district in the
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Overview
The snack's name
Murukku
Murukku (Malayalam – മുറുക്ക്, Tamil – முறுக்கு) is a savoury, crunchy snack originating from the Indian subcontinent. The name ''murukku'' derives from the Tamil word for "twisted", which refers to its shape. ...
derives from the
Tamil
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word for "twisted", which refers to its shape. The brain behind the industry was Krishna Iyer. Before Independence, he started this as a cottage industry, Later it was takeover by Immigrant peoples from Usilambatti, Madurai(Dt). From 1951 Meesaikkarar alias Kasimaya Thevar
ne of the migrantand also his relatives had applying special techniques and add more taste like neither sweet nor spicy, and makes the murukku famous as 'Manapparai Murukku'. Once when
Mahatma Gandhi
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came to the Manapparai Railway junction, After eating Manapparai Murukku, he happily told his friends about its taste. It was the ideal South Indian travel snack.
Ingredients such as rice flour, cumin seeds, gingelly, asafetida, ajwain (omam), salt, water and oil are necessary to make this murukku. All ingredients should be mixed with flour. Then water is added little by little, kneading it into a thick batter. After that it has to be patted by the murukku maker and rotated to form coils. It has to be set aside for two minutes. Then it has to be fried in oil, then set aside again, and the process repeated. It has to be stored in an air-tight container. To add richness, butter or ghee could be added.
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Industry
This murukku is sold not only in all parts of Tamil Nadu but also exported to other states of India and overseas. Around 150 to 250 families and cottage industries and at least 10 companies make the snack.[ In 2010, the Tamil Nadu government applied for a ]geographical indication
A geographical indication (GI) is a name or sign used on products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin (e.g., a town, region, or country). The use of a geographical indication, as an indication of the product's source, ...
tag for Manapparai Murukku. The GI tag would help more than 400 families who depend on this work.
See also
*Tamil cuisine
Tamil cuisine is a culinary style originating in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu and other countries of South Asia like Sri Lanka. Both vegetarian cuisine and non-vegetarian cuisine are popular among the Tamil people and have been sinc ...
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