Manapparai, located in Tiruchirappalli district is renowned for its murukkus since the 1920s. This unique innovation was first made by Mani Iyer who sold his murukku (made of rice flour mixed with fresh butter and deep - fried in coconut oil) in his refreshment stall at the railway station to the hungry passengers. In fact,... Continue Reading →
One of the most - loved traditional sweets of Tamil Nadu is manoharam. Also known as manovalam or paruppu thengai, this sweet which is essentially murukku dipped in jaggery syrup makes an appearance as part of the seer bakshanam in almost every religious ceremony in Tamil Nadu. There are two popular versions of the manoharam made across the state namely... Continue Reading →
Madurai is often referred to as the culinary capital of Tamil Nadu with an interesting range of delicacies to sample. In fact, locals emphatically state that it is extremely difficult to run a restaurant or sweet shop in Madurai as they have well - developed palates! Though the traditional hub of appalam making has... Continue Reading →
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