Punugulu with Dosa batter ~ Punukulu

Punugulu are a traditional Andhra breakfast /snack item.Even though they are prepared at homes,they are one of the popular street snacks there and can be prepared in two ways either using a batter specially meant to prepare punugulu or can be made using leftover rice / idli or dosa batters.Both ways they taste great and are prefect along with tea or coffee on a cold,especially for a rainy day.

Punugulu with Dosa batter (snack)

Prep Time : 10 minutes ;
Cook Time : 15 - 20 minutes ;
Yield : 5-6

Ingredients :
Dosa batter - 2 cups
Rice flour - 2 tsps
Wheat flour - 1 - 2 tsps
Onions - 1/2 , finely chopped
Green chilies - 2 , finely chopped
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 sprig , finely chopped
Coriander leaves - 2 tsps , finely chopped
Salt as needed
Oil for deep frying

Method :

1. Combine all the above ingredients except oil.Mix well and leave aside for half an hour .
2. Heat oil for deep frying .Once the oil gets hot,reduce flame to medium.Place a table spoon for batter into the hot oil. (You can use your hand instead of spoon to drop small balls of the batter into the hot oil ). Place 7-8 punugulu in the first batch . Do not crowd the vessel .
3. Turn the punugulu as they change color and cook till golden color.
4. Remove onto tissue paper.
5. Serve them with peanut(groundnut)chutney or Andhra kaaram chutney(red chutney).

Punugulu with Dosa batter (snack)

Tips :

1. Add more rice flour if the batter is too thin. It should be a slightly think batter .
2. You can use fermented fresh dosa batter or 2-3 days old dosa batter which gives a rice flavor to the punugulu.

Punugulu with dosa batter (snack)