Punugulu Andhra Cuisine

Punugulu or so-called Maida Pakoda is an interesting Andhra fritters. It is a deep fried snack served with either coconut or green chutney. It is hard to resist such yummy Andhra street food. There are different methods to prepare this tasty snack. I usually follow the below recipe for preparing these fritters.

Punugulu Andhra Cuisine

Prep: 20 mins

Serves 4-5 persons

Ingredients:

1. Maida – 1 cup

2. Sour Curd – ½ cup

3. Salt as per taste.

4. Oil for deep frying
5. Cumin Seeds (Jeera) – ½ tsp

6. Chopped Onions – ½ cup

7. Green Chillies – 2-3

Method:

1. Mix maida and sour curd and allow it to ferment for ½ hour. If required add water to maintain the consistency.

2. Add cumin seeds, chopped onions, green chillies, coriander and salt to the mixture of maida and curd.

3. Heat oil for deep frying in a heavy bottomed vessel. Once it reaching piping hot stage reduce flame to medium and drop a tbsp of batter into the hot oil. Prepare a batch of 10-12 mini ball size pakodas.

4. Deep fry till golden brown and remove onto absorbent paper. Serve hot with chutney and finely chopped onions by the side.

Note:

You can add cumin seeds, chopped onions and green chillis to the batter before deep frying. If using left over dosa / idli batter, add 1-2 tbsps of semolina, chopped onions, cumin, green chillis and coriander leaves to the batter and prepare punugulu.