Snacks
Kai murukku
Crunchy, deep fried, hand swirled murukkus, with the gentle fragrance of rice, fried cumin and asafoetida.
Ribbon pakoda
These are tangy, spicy, Bengal gram snacks, shaped just like the hair ribbons our mothers wore as little girls, crisp, yet soft.
Kara boondhi
This unique namkeen made entirely of Bengal gram flour, has the tanginess of red chilly and garlic with a flash of green curry leaves, and fried cashew.
Salt seedai
Small rounded balls of deep fried black gram flour and rice flour, with the extra crunch of roasted bengal gram and tiny slivers of fried grated coconut.
Thattai
Crisp thattais,,a tangy mixture of rice flour and red chilly powder, deep fried in hand pressed oil, with a liberal sprinkling of roasted sesame seeds and channa dal- for that extra crunch!
Omapodi
These thin strands of crisp fried Bengal gram flour is one of the gentlest of savouries, with the mild flavour of ajwain or omam. Ideal for not only you, but also your beloved grandpa and grandma.
Butter murukku
As the name suggests, these savouries have a dainty fragrance of butter all through and are made with three different flours, are soft and crunchy at the same time.
Thenkuzhal
Thenkuzal or Janthikalu are slender and hollow, rice based, crispy snacks, with that special subtle flavour of jeera and asafoetida.
Mullu murukku
These prickly Murukkus or Chakli have that unique combination of rice flour, bengal gram flour and moong dal flour blended with butter, guaranteed to crumble in the mouth and leave behind a fine aroma of jeera and asafoetida.
Mixture
This all-time favourite snack, a crunchy, spicy mixture of various savouries of many flavours and colours and assorted nuts, is also used as a side dish for cooked rice dishes. But best for relaxed afternoons, where a bowl of mixture and a piping hot tumbler of filter coffee can lead you to ecstasy!