Punugulu - A South Indian evening snack

Name: Punugulu - A South Indian evening snack
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Urad dhuli dal; 1 cups rice; 1 tsp Fenugreek seeds; 1 tsp Salt or to taste; 2 green chilli; 1 " ginger; 2 tb sp Chopped coriander leaves; 1/2 cup Cooking Oil for deep frying or as required; Water as required; 1/2 cups Tamarind chutney; 1/2 cups Green chutney

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

New Delhi

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Pungulu (or Punugulu/Punukkulu) are a popular South Indian snack, specifically from Tamilnadu, consisting of crispy, deep-fried fritters made from a batter of fermented rice and urad dal. Often made using leftover idli or dosa batter.

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

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Ingredients

20 minutes

4 servings

1/2 cupUrad dhuli dal
1 cupsrice
1 tspFenugreek seeds
1 tspSalt or to taste
2green chilli
1" ginger
2 tbsp Chopped coriander leaves
1/2 cupCooking Oil for deep frying or as required
Water as required
1/2 cupsTamarind chutney
1/2 cupsGreen chutney

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Steps

20 minutes

1

👉Wash all dal and rice in water for 2-3 times or till its white powder is removed. Then transfer it in a mixer and add salt, cumin and Fenugreek seeds and green chilli and grind it to a coarse paste. Transfer it in a bowl.
2

👉The batter should be of dropping consistency. Add water if required. Add chopped onion in this batter and mix
3

👉Now heat oil in a karahi. Leave 1 tsp each of dal mixture in karahi and fry till golden brown colour. 6-8 pakodis can be added at a time. Flip the side and fry from other side also,
4

👉Remove it in a plate.
5

👉Serve hot with chutney.