By Aanchal Mathur
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While you think of snacking you are spoilt for choices. How about binging on some South Indian lip-smacking snacks Here are 7 of them, beyond murukku or banana chips.
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A staple monsoon snack, pazham pori are crispy banana fritters with sweet pieces of ripe banana tucked inside a deep-fried layer of rice flour and maida batter.
Call it the Hyderabadi cousin of Samosa, the term ‘Lukhmi’ in Urdu means 'morsel'. These are deep-fried parcels packed with minced meat, but you can stuff it with vegetables too.
Sundal is chickpeas sautéed with shredded coconut, tossed along with a host of spices and curry leaves. It is served inside paper cones.
Often served with chicken fry, chukkappam is a fried, crunchy, button-shaped snack from Tamil Nadu which is tough to find anywhere else even in south!
A hot favourite on the streets of Mysore, churumuri may be called a south Indian version of bhel puri, but it doesn’t involve any sauces or chutney.
Omapodi the popular sev namkeen uses omam (also known as ajwain), sev is usually made without any spices.
Packed with the goodness of moong dal, coconut, jaggery and flour, this deep-fried, sweet fritter from Kerala is hard to resist!