Crunchy Murukku

Before we go on…Happy Diwali to all those celebrating out there…

This festival will remind all of us to the crunchy snack called murukku. Well the name itself is from Tamil, which means twist. Originated from India, murukku is well known even in Malaysia, Singapore and in many parts of the world with high Indian population.

Murukku is made from rice flour and urad dal flour.  There are people who prefer to buy readily packed flour with all the ingredients in correct proportions and just left for us to make the dough and fry, although there are people who opt to make their own flour by grinding with grinding stone which according to them, makes the murukku even tastier.

Well, murukku is made by making dough with the rice flour, urad dal flour, salt, water and sesame seeds or cumin seeds. This dough is later on made into many shapes, normally spiral, by hand or mould and then deep fried in oil till it appears golden brown as can be seen above.

Apart from oily due to deep frying, cumin seeds in murukku has been said to contain medicinal values. So, let’s grab some for tea now...

Yummy Pizza

 Pizza...

Here comes pizza…the yummy appetizing pizza that we yearn for…

Whatever the history of pizza is and the side effects of overeating pizza is…we just don’t care till the pizza box is empty, because it’s just too nice with the tasty topping, crunchy crust and the thick and soft dough that make up the pizza. Plus, now they are having a lot of varieties for pizzas …everything just nice for tea or breakfast with our loved ones.

There’s a lot of websites available with recipes of making pizza provided by famous chefs. Although some of us prefer making our own pizza based on recipes, yet most of us still depend on the fast food outlets for it is more fast and convenient.

Originated from Naples in Italy, pizza has made its way into many countries and according to statistics, Norwegian consume the most pizza followed by Germans... Domino’s, Pizza Hut and Papa John’s are always the famous spot for pizza cravers for fast and tasty pizzas in Malaysia.

Well known for its topping with tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, mushrooms, pizza has its harmful effects too, sadly. Well, of course we can’t expect benefits from fast foods like pizza as it contains excessive salt, fat and food energy which is a cause for concern. Hopefully, with regular exercise and a balanced diet…we can still go on with this yummy pizza on and off..