Last weekend was a busy time for the Lemongrass family as we bustled about the kitchen making traditional Deepavali goodies to be served on Deepavali Day.
As usual, I arrived equipped with my cameras, ready to document each step for the benefit of my readers.
“LL! Stop taking photographs and help out!” yelled my mum. Mum isn’t a big fan of my photography.
“But it’s for my blog. I neeeeeeeeed to take pictures!” I looked at her with my big brown eyes.
That plea didn’t work on mum. She pushed the muruku making device to me. “Here…help Kathy!” she growled.
After several attempts at making unbroken lengths of spiralled snakes, they gave up on me.
I was immediately given the less strenuous task of frying the muruku. Which meant that my face was going to look like the wok, dripping in oil, in a couple of hours time. What joy.
But I did the task well. Kinda. Note that muruku in darker shade was due to my spending time away from wok to take blog-worthy pictures for you, so no snarky comments from you, thank you.
After 5 hours of non-stop frying, I was almost a pro and ready to embark on my next challenge. Kara muruku. Whoopee. I can’t feel my toes.
Kathy, my talented sister-in-law, kneaded the dough while I…..well, I took photos. (Imagine nasty looks from mum, directed at me, at this point.)
Kathy then pressed out the dough straight into the wok in circular motions while I….well, I took photos.
As we waited for the kara muruku to cook, I took more photos.
I was eventually kicked out of the kitchen. But I must say I had a great time bonding with mum and sister-in-law for that 5 hours as we slaved away while making traditional Deepavali goodies the old fashioned way. (Note: Taking good photographs = hard work too.)
HAPPY DEEPAVALI, PEOPLE!
enjoy the celebrations tomorrow!!! i sure wished it was a public hol over here too 🙁
happy deepavali!!
oh boy, I hate this sore throat of mine. Those homemade snacks look wonderful Lyrical Lemongrass-any for me? =)
HAPPY DEEPAVALI LL!
May the warmth and splendor, that are a part of this auspicious occasion, fill your life with happiness and bright cheer for the whole year.
I’ll expect some golden murukus in addition to your cakes when I come for tea.. 😀
Happy Deepavali to you and your family!
Lovely murukus!!!
Happy Deepavali LL!
Muruku, can eat a jar of those. Nicely taken the pics.
Happy deepavali to you and hubs!
happy deepavali meena! you made me laugh again 🙂
when i have more time, i will post up piccies of my dad enjoying the food at all the places you blogged about…indirectly he was touched by you too!
muruku!! i can forsee alot of muruku to snack on when the secretary gets back to office..
HAPPY DEEPAVALI !! Brave Bravo
HEY LL, happy diwali! Hope you had a great hols
Happy Diwali to you and your family, dear! Hey, how come we didn’t see none of these kara muruku at FBB’s party? 🙁
Had a few with The Macallan, Carlsberg and Tiger. Good stuff!
woah, your mum calls you Lyrical Lemongrass one ar? I think I’ll cringe if my mum calls me HairyBerry…haha!
Hope you had a good Deepavali! 🙂
Happy Deepavali!!
LFB, of course there were her muruku at the oktoberfestavali.
thamby, happy deepavali.
Happy Deepavali! The muruku look great 🙂 despite the darker ones while you took photos…hehehe…these pics are simply droolworthy!
happy deepavali!! and those murukus looks lip smacking! (even the burnt ones.. :p)
Happy Deepavali! Those pics are awesome! Glad you liked the prawns – do let me know if you tried them. Hey, really interested in visiting my ‘restuarant’? We discuss more on Facebook ya!
Jun: Well, you have a nice long xmas leave, dontcha? (unlike our measly 1 day) hehe.
daphne: Poor girl…I hope you feel better soon. And next time you come to Malaysia (and visit me), I’ll make you something, k. 🙂
GFAD: THANK YOU! Wah, so demanding. Can’t you be satisfied with lup cheong instead? 😛 Hugs.
Precious Sista: Thank you! I’m sure my family is reading this right now…
A Lil Fat Monkey: Thank you, my dear!
Simon Seow: Yeah, it’s easy to finish up a whole jar while watching TV, isn’t it? Yikes…I can see the inches adding on! (on me…not you!)
cumidanciki: Thanks (atcherly, hubs and I celebrate xmas…but yeah, thanks anyway!).
yin: I’m getting tears in my eyes just reading what you said. So sad that I never got to meet your dad. From all that you’ve said about him (at the wake, and on FB), he sure was an amazing person. When you’re up to it, lets get together with your mum and sis. I need to show them that I’m not shy. 🙂
lotsofcravings: You sure your secretary got allocation for all you gluttons ar? 😛
Christine Tham: Bravo? Hehehe. Thanks.
neko-hime: Not really wor…I had to work. 🙁 But thanks for your wishes!
LFB: You didn’t see kara muruku coz Bald Eagle ate the whole tin in one sitting. lol. Maybe next year, eh?
HairyBerry: LOL….atcherly, my mum calls me Meena very sternly, but hey, for the sake of storytelling, gotta add some fiction mah. (You should know betta!) Yeah, I bet the muruku goes well with all the spirits you mentioned. All hail the muruku.
mimid3vils: Thank you, dear!
fatboybakes: Tangechi, actually, LFB was talking about kara muruku, which my mum actually made for your party, but which Bald Eagle inadvertently finished up while watching TV a few days before the party.
Alexandra: Glad you like the pictures. 🙂 Thanks for the wishes!
sc: True…the burnt ones also tasted good. hehe.
Dharm: I can’t wait to try the prawns recipe. And OF COURSE I’m interested in visiting your “restaurant”….*jumping up and down*….when when? 😀 FB me. 🙂
the kara muruku looks like some pasta ~ ^_^
Happy Deepavali !!
Happy Diwali!
Happy Diwali! I actually prefer darkened murukus.. kinda smoky taste.. great with teh tariks!
It’s a miracle!! I can see!!!!
Those ribbon murukus looks lovely. Kathy’s hands look lovely (her bracelet looks lovely too..). The coils of murukus look lovely.
Your muruku making device is the screw-type ah? I remember using the old-fashioned type which is shaped like a fallopian tube. Damn painful trying to squeeze out the stiff dough. We used scraps of greaseproof paper to line them before frying, which were then kept for lining paus as they were just the right shape and size! Waste not, want not..
I was so excited about seeing the pixes I almost missed out on your lup cheong reply. You mean you are going to make me lup cheong instead??!!
*bow until forehead scrapes the floor*
😀
Happy Deepavali to you and your loved ones, dear AWOL!
I too made my version of murukku in honour of all my Hindu friends – but they looked like pretzels or Rorscharch tests as I was forced to use a cookie pump, ha ha! And then I had to air my flat for a couple of days on account of the fried-oil smell. Next time I’ll try baking them in the oven and see what happens… 😛
ling239: Thanks for the wishes!
Radha: Yeah, some people like it nicely fried. I’ve always preferred mine undercooked though. 😛 Happy Deeps to you too!
GFAD: All your comments (on the other posts as well) made me laugh lar! I’m so glad you can see coz I really don’t like using Photobucket. 😛 Wah, you can make muruku ar? Yes, this is not the old fashioned device to make muruku. Incidentally, Boo gave me this lovely looking brass muruku maker where you don’t have to exert as much energy to get the dough out. Will tell you how that goes in my next muruku making session. As for the lup cheong comment, I can cook you some lup cheong the next time you’re down, O Lup Cheong Starved Lady.
Argus the late: Thank you, dear! Wah, you hafta blog about your muruku making session! I can imagine the swiss scrunching up their noses at the invasive smells coming from your kitchen!
Happy Belated Deepavali!
btw, the white dough photo reminds me of choc chip vanilla ice cream. LOL…
do you know that my mum makes muruku for CNY too! :-p
Sorry to be Late Larry – but I just got back from a week of Deepavali in Banting (with no internet access)… and I just wanted to say Happy Deepavali LL. This post was so personal – loved it!
Hahaha, how helpful! I had a helping of the same kind of murukku for Deepavali over here at a friend’s restaurant, and overheard some girl referring to it as “mosquito coil”, LOL!! 🙂