Paddu

Kuzhi paniyaram/ Paddu

Ponganalu with Coconut chutney and Hyacinth Bean Palya
Alternative names	Paddu, Ponganalu, Kuzhi paniyaram
Course	Tiffin
Place of origin	India
Region or state	Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
Main ingredients	rice and black lentils batter
Cookbook: Kuzhi paniyaram/ Paddu   Media: Kuzhi paniyaram/ Paddu

Kuzhi paniyaram (Tamil: குழி பணியாரம்) or Paddu/GuLiyappa/Yeriyappa (Kannada: ಪಡ್ಡು/ಗುಳಿಯಪ್ಪ/ಎರಿಯಪ್ಪ) or Gunta Ponganalu (Telugu: గుంట పొంగణాలు) or is an Indian dish made by steaming batter using a mould. The batter is made of black lentils and rice and is similar in composition to the batter used to make idli and dosa. The dish can also be made sweet or spicy depending on the ingredients jaggery and chillies respectively. Paniyaram is made on a special pan that comes with multiple small fissures. It is known by various names in South India, including paddu, appe, guliappa, gulittu, yeriyappa, gundponglu, ponganalu.

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  Kuzhi paniyaram making

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  Kuzhi paniyaram

See also

• Æbleskiver, a Danish sweet dish
• Khanom khrok, a Thai dish
• Pinyaram, an Indonesian dish
• Poffertjes, a Dutch sweet dish
• Takoyaki, a Japanese dish

External links

• Video of the making of kuzhi paniyaram – Wikimedia Commons