Murukku

Murukku (Tamil: முறுக்கு) is a South Indian snack of savory crunchy twists made from rice and urad dal flour.^[1] Murukku means twisted in the Tamil language.^[2] The town of Manapparai in Tamil Nadu is particularly known for its murukku.^[3] Murukku is made in many varieties as a traditional treat for festivals such as Diwali and Krishna Janmashtami.^[4] Murukku are often served on special occasions in Tamil Brahmin families, but at my home we make murukku round the year. 

Thattai

Thattai is very famous snack in Tamilnadu. It is prepared during special occasion and festivals specially for Sri Jayanthi or Krishnashtami, but it is made round the year at my house. There are so many versions or varieties of Thattai. Thattai preparation differ's from state to state or from one part to the other. I remember our aaya Rani used to make this every month for us she used to call it as Udupi, we asked her why so she said this is what her mother taught her. Her version is very different from what they make in Tamilnadu, she used to add thin sliced onion and homemade fresh butter instead of ghee and no gram flour was added, they tasted yummy, my friend Smitha's  Mom used to make lovely thattai. She used to boil water and add everything in the boiling water, mix well add 1 tbsp of oil and allow to cool before making thattai. The end result of any Thattai is crispy yummy snack.