Punukulu (Andhra bajji)

Ingredients

IngredientsIf  you have  Dosa dough at home this snack item can be prepared easily.  Other wise

Ingredients For Dosa batter:

• 1 cup urad dal
• 2 cups rice
• 1 tea spoon  methi (fenugreek)

Wash and soak 1 cup udat and 1 tea spoon methi for 5 to 6 hours.  Wash and soak rice in a separate vessel for 5 to 6 hours.  Grind  udat dal and rice separately and mix them adding 2 tea spoons of salt to it.  Leave the batter for 10  to 12 hours in a covered vessel or container.

​Ingredients : 

• Dosa dough                    ..            1 cup
• Salt (as per taste)         ..            1 tea spoon
• chilly and ginger          ..          
• paste                                  ..            1 teaspoon
• Onion                                ..            1 (finely chopped)
• Curry leaves                  ..            6 to 8 leaves
• Dhaniya leaves            ..            Finely cut
• Maida                               ..            2 table spoons
• Oil                                       ..            For deep fry

Method

Take a large bowl, put all the ingredients, (except oil) Mix well and make a thick  batter.

Take sufficient oil in a pan for deep fry.  Drop lemon size balls into the oil, and fry until golden brown.

Serve Punukulu  hot with tomato sauce or any other chutney.(coconut or dhaniya chutney)

I am sure you all would like Punukulu which are one of  the most common snacks of Andhra Pradesh.

by Uma ramana                        



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