Punugulu

Punugulu or punukkulu are much loved Andhra special tea time snack. These are favourite local street snack of Andhra. The local street food of Andhra is fried, crispy and often includes bhajji, garelu, punugulu, bonda, etc,. In Andhra, mostly at evening, in almost every street you can see a street vendor selling these piping hot snacks. People love to stop for a minute and grab these hot snacks while returning to home from work or some stand by to have a quick bite before they start to home.

There are many different pungu (singular) recipes available. But the one I am sharing with you is easy and can be made in no time. These are lil’M’s favourite after school treat like mine. You can use leftover dosa batter in making these punugulu. Sometimes I add chopped green chillies, onions and cumin seeds to the batter, before frying. Punugulu are golden and crisp outside, soft and spongy inside. These are often served hot with chutney or podi or pickle. Sometimes we use to eat them as a side dish with sambar and rice. Do try it and let me know….

3 Main Ingredients to make Punugulu

Dosa Batter: Thick dosa batter is used in making punugulu. You can even make punugulu with leftover idli or dosa batter. I reserve some batter to make these before adding water and adjusting consistency to make dosas.

Semolina: This will make punugulu crisp. You can avoid using semolina, if you want soft punugulu.

Rice Flour: If you are using leftover idli or dosa batter, then adding rice flour will thicken the batter. 

Yield: 6

Punugulu Recipe

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Punugulu are golden, crisp and much loved Andhra special teatime snack. These are everyones favourite local street snack of Andhra.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup thick Dosa batter
• ½ tbsp. fine Semolina
• 2 tbsp. Rice flour
• Salt, as per taste
• Oil for deep frying

Instructions

How to make Punugulu

1. In a bowl add dosa batter and whisk in semolina, rice flour and salt. Whisk till the batter is smooth and without any lumps. Cover and set aside for 15 minutes.
2. In the meantime, heat enough oil in a heavy bottom cooking vessel (kadai) on high till it turns hot.
3. Drop a small ball of batter into the oil, if it sizzles and raises to top, then oil is hot enough to fry our punugulu.
4. Reduce the flame to medium. Wet your fingers with water, pinch in small ball of batter and carefully drop it in the hot oil. You can even use a small spoon to drop the batter into the oil.
5. You can add 4-5 at a time, depending on the size of the vessel. Don’t overcrowd. (Don’t get panic, if the balls get stick to each other, using a slotted ladle you can easily separate them.)
6. Leave the balls for a minute and start turning on all sides till they are evenly cooked.
7. Once they turn golden and crisp, carefully remove from the oil and place them on a kitchen tissue.
8. Repeat and complete the batter. Serve hot with chutney or podi or pickle.
9. Add love to make these Punugulu taste ‘Yummy’.

Notes

Tips to make Perfect Punugulu Recipe

• The dosa batter should be thick. You can even add chopped green chillies, chopped onions, cumin to the batter before frying.
• Always fry on medium heat and keep turning. Ensure the inside is cooked well too.

Lubna's Serving Suggestions:

Punugulu are very popular street snack in Andhra and Telangana regions. So these are mostly made in for snack.

But these are also served along with other recipes in thali during weddings or festivals.

You can serve punugulu with karam podi or peanut chutney or sambar too.

In some houses, punugulu are served in breakfast with sambar or rasam and chutney.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 59Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 113mgCarbohydrates: 8gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 1g

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