Punugulu is an easy tea time snack made with leftover idli batter.(Idli batter is a fermented rice and urad dal batter). I have shared Idly-Dosa batter recipe in another post. Punugulu or punnukullu is a common street snack in the coastal regions of Andhra.These are crisp deep fried snack that can be enjoyed with some spicy Chutney and a hot cup of tea. There are different versions of it, many make with fresh batter, many with leftover sour batter. I usually have dosa- Idly batter ready for the week and a sudden demand for snack ends up into these wonderful, tasty and easy Punugulu. Lets see how its done: Step by step image given below.
Ingredients:
- Idli Batter - 1 Cup
- Baking soda - 1 pinch
- Salt - 1 pinch or as per taste
- Asafoetida - 1 pinch
- Red chilli powder - 1 pinch
- Jeera - 1/2 tsp
- Curry leaves - 4 finely chopped(optional)
- Coriander leaves - 1 Tbsp finely chopped
- Onion - 2 Tbsp finely chopped
- 1 green chilli chopped (optional)
- Semolina / Rava - 1/2 Tbsp
- Rice Flour - 1 to 11/2 Tbsp (adjust as needed)
- Oil - for frying
Method:
















- Take the idli batter in a mixing bowl and add all the other listed ingredients to the bowl, except the oil. Mix well to form the batter
- Heat oil in a kadai for frying. Using your fingers take a small portion of the batter, shape it into a rough ball and drop it gently in the hot oil.
- Fry in medium flame until the punugulu is nice golden.
- Transfer to a paper napkin to remove excess oil.
- Serve hot along with any chutney. Enjoy!
Notes:
- You can avoid baking soda if you want. Just keep the batter mixed for 10 mins before preparing. Baking soda makes it soft.
- Fry these in batches.
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