Crunchy time at muruku fest
TO keep alive the traditional way of making the crunchy muruku, the Putera MIC and Sri Suruthi Magalir Mandram teamed up to organise the Muruku for Charity 2007 during the weekend.
The first event of its kind was held at Kuala Lumpur Tower. More than 60 participants took part in making the popular crunchy munchies for orphanages and old folk homes in the Klang Valley for the coming Deepavali celebration.
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Rare chance: Esther Mackie, 25, from Australia getting a taste of frying muruku with the help of M. Anthonymmah, 50.
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According to Putera MIC national coordinator P. Kamala-nathan, the event was also to instil the gotong-royong spirit among the local Indian community.
“Muruku is a popular munchies not only among the Indian community but also a favourite among people of other races. We want to preserve our tradition as well as show tourists what Malaysian culture is all about,” he said.
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Let the frying begin: Kamalanathan (centre with glasses) with other Putera MIC members starting to make the first batch of murukus.
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Teoh Yen Phing, 22, who tried her hand at making muruku for the first time, found that it wasn't as hard as she thought.
“I had always assumed that it would be hard to make muruku but it's actually quite easy. I came here today just to give it a try and it has been a fun experience for me,” she said.
Teoh said that she loved muruku for its taste and crunchiness.
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Starting point: Several women preparing the muruku batter at the start of the event.
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Menara KL chief executive officer Datuk Zulkifli Mohamad and his wife Datin Fauziah Khalid were present at the muruku fest.
Visiting Paris deputy mayor Jean Bernard Bros, who is in charge of tourism affairs in his city, and his wife Nathalie Rous also made a surprise appearance.
Bros, who also tried to make muruku, was delighted to participate in the event.
“This is first time I have tried to make muruku and they taste very good. I also liked the Indian sweet they are very tasty too,” he said.
Bros said that he liked Malaysia with its interesting mix of races living together.