Paniyaram

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	Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Main ingredients	rice and black lentils batter

Kuzhi paniyaram (Tamil:குழி பணியாரம்) or Paddu (Kannada:ಪಡ್ಡು) 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, gundponglu, ponganalu.

Kuzhi paniyaram

Kuzhi paniyaram making

Kuzhi paniyaram

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