Punugulu Recipe from idli dosa batter
Punugulu is a tasty and popular snack from Andhra cuisine. Made from leftover idli dosa batter , it's crispy , crunchy and super tempting.
Ingredients
- 2 cup Idli - Dosa batter
- 1/4 cup Maida / All purpose flour
- 1 tbsp Rice flour / Corn flour, for crispiness
- 1/4 cup Onion, finely chopped
- 3-4 nos Green Chilli, finely chopped , based on your preferance
- few Curry leaves, finely chopped
- small piece Ginger, finely chopped / grated
- tsp Jeera / Cumin seeds
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Take around 2 cup idli / dosa batter in a mixing bowl.
- To the batter add Maida, Rice flour / Corn flour , finely chopped Onion ,Green Chilli , few Curry leaves, Ginger, Jeera and salt to taste. Combine very well .Make sure there's no lump in the batter .
- If the batter is too thick, feel free to add 1-2 tsp water to adjust consistency. The consistency of the batter should be such that , its thick yet dropping types . Batter should not be too thick nor runny .If batter is thick , punugulu gets hard . if batter is runny , they will drink oil
- Heat oil for deep frying in a kadai or pan. check oil for readiness by dropping a small portion of batter in medium hot oil.
- Drop small small lemon sized punugulu one by one into hot oil . Keep water in a bowl and wet your hands in between . Keep the flame on medium low and stir occasionally.
- Cook till punugulus are golden brown and crisp from all sides . Once done, drain off the punugulu on a tissue paper or kitchen towel
- Enjoy Punugulu hot with some spicy tomato chutney / khara chutney .