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Murukku

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Murukku is a savory, crunchy snack from the Indian subcontinent, especially common in the South Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. It is made from a dough of rice flour and urad dal flour mixed with water, salt, chili powder, asafoetida and sesame or cumin seeds, which is then shaped into a spiral or coil by hand or with a mold and deep fried in vegetable oil. Its Tamil name, muruku, literally means twisting, describing the shape of the finished snack. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Course
Snack or Street Food 1
Origin Region
India 2
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Salt, Ingredients
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1. Murukku (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Muṟukku (Tamil: முறுக்கு, romanised: muṟukku, lit. 'twisting') 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.
  • Uses Ingredient: Salt, Infobox main_ingredient field: Rice flour, urad dal flour (black gram), salt, vegetable oil
  • Uses Ingredient: Vegetable Oil, Infobox main_ingredient field: Rice flour, urad dal flour (black gram), salt, vegetable oil
  • In Cuisine: Indian Cuisine, Infobox: national_cuisine
    India, Sri Lanka, Fiji
  • In Cuisine: Sri Lankan Cuisine, Infobox: national_cuisine
    India, Sri Lanka, Fiji
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2. Murukku (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): India
Quote, P495 (country of origin): India
India
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