Family business with 60-year-old muruku recipe is still going strong

Freshly-cooked Kampung Kacang Putih muruku before they are cooled and packed. This traditional Indian snack is popular not only during Deepavali, but during Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Chinese New Year celebrations too. — Photos: BERNAMA

THE CELEBRATION of Deepavali would be a little ‘tasteless’, meaningless even, without the traditional muruku, which is a favourite snack not only among Indians but also for everybody from all walks of life in this country.

A muruku maker in Kampung Kacang Putih, Buntong, J. Ganesan, 42, said the muruku produced by his family for the past three generations has been in high demand for the past month. He added that even outside Deepavali season, there is always a queue for the crispy, savoury snack.