PUNUGULU with Idli Batter

Punugulu, is a special street food recipe from Andhra. This snack is prepared from idli/dosa batter. This is very tasty and easy to prepare evening snack.

Ingredients

• Idli / dosa batter – 1 ½ cup
• Rice flour – 2 tbsp
• Semolina – 1 tsp
• Black pepper – ½ tsp (crushed)
• Onion – ½ piece (freshly chopped)
• Ginger – ½ tsp (finely chopped)
• Green chilli – 2 to 3 nos (finely chopped)
• Curry leaves – few (finely chopped)
• Coriander leaves – few (finely chopped)
• Salt – as needed
• Cumin seed – a pinch
• Baking soda – ¼ tsp (Optional)

Preparation

Add all the ingredients mentioned above one by one into a bowl. Baking soda can be added to get a good texture. Mix all the ingredients well. Add more rice flour if needed to adjust the consistency. Now pour oil into a frying pan and let it boil. Once the oil is hot, pour enough batter to prepare bite size balls. Fry it under low flame till a golden colour is achieved. You can add finely cut vegetables to the batter if needed.

Punugulu is Ready to Eat !!!