Paddu Explained

Paddu
Alternate Name:	Paniyaram, Ponganalu, Kuzhi paniyaram, appe
Country:	India
Region:	Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra
Course:	Tiffin
Main Ingredient:	rice and black lentils batter
Similar Dish:	Panyalam, Pinjaram, Kuzhi Pinyaram, Takoyaki

Paddu (Kannada: ಪಡ್ಡು, ಗುಳಿಯಪ್ಪ, ಎರಿಯಪ್ಪ) is an Indian dish made by steaming batter using a mould. It is named variously paniyaram, guliyappa, yeriyappa, gundponglu, bugga, Kuḻi paniyaram (Tamil: குழிப்பணியாரம்), ponganalu, gunta (Telugu: పొంగనాలు, గుంట), or Tulu: appadadde, appe (Marathi: आप्पे) . The batter is made of black lentils and rice and is similar in composition to the batter used to make idli and dosa.^[1] The dish can also be made spicy or sweet with chillies or jaggery respectively. Paddu is made on a special pan that comes with multiple small indentations.

See also

• Æbleskiver, a Danish sweet dish
• Mont lin maya, a Burmese dish
• Khanom krok, a Thai dish
• Pinyaram, an Indonesian dish
• Poffertjes, a Dutch sweet dish
• Takoyaki, a Japanese dish

External links

• Video of the making of kuḻi paniyaram – Wikimedia Commons

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Masala Paniyaram. 23 May 2022 . vegrecipiesindia.com.