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Both dishes are commonly found in Penang's Indian eateries. Murtabak:Murtabak is a stuffed flatbread that is often filled with a mixture of minced meat, onions, and spices. It's a flavorful and hearty dish that has become a beloved part of Penang's Indian food scene. Murtabak is commonly served with a side of curry sauce.
Malaysian Indians or Indo-Malaysians are Malaysian citizens of Indian or South Asian ancestry. Most are descendants of those who migrated from India to British Malaya from the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries. [3] [4] Most Malaysian Indians are ethnic Tamils; smaller groups include the Malayalees, Telugus and Punjabis.
Little India (Tamil: குட்டி இந்தியா) is an ethnic Indian enclave located within the downtown core of George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. The oldest Hindu temple in Penang, Sri Mahamariamman Temple is located here.
The Penang Indian Heritage Museum (Malay: Muzium Warisan Kaum India Penang) is a museum in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The museum is about the history of Indian community in Penang. The museum features more than 2,000 artefacts related to Malaysian Indian that have been preserved since the 1930s.
The people of the Malay Peninsula begin receiving influences of South India around the 4th century, mainly through trading. However, the arrival of Alfonso de Albuquerque along with 800 Portuguese and 600 Malabari fighting men from Cochin during the Capture of Malacca in 1511 had the earliest records that clearly state the arrival of Malayalees in the Malay Peninsula.
The destruction of the Penang Secretariat building by the Allied bombardment caused the loss of a large part of the British and Japanese records concerning Penang Island, complicating post-war efforts to compile a comprehensive history of Penang. [101] The Penang Strait was also mined as part of efforts to constrict Japanese shipping. [102]
North Indian arrivals included Bengalis, Parsees, Punjabis, Sindhis and Gujeratis. The northern Indians and Indian Muslims were prominently involved in wholesaling, retail and distribution trade. However, the Tamils of southern India soon formed the bulk of the Indian community in Penang. Tamils primarily worked as labourers, stevedores ...
Punjabis were brought to Malaysia in the mid-19th century, when both the Indian subcontinent and Malaysia were under British colonial rule. The earliest Punjabi arrivals included political prisoners from British India, as well as those recruited by the British to serve in the paramilitary and police forces in both Peninsular and East Malaysia, owing to their characterisation as a martial race.