Andhra x USA

Punugulu hush puppies

Name: Punugulu hush puppies
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: 2 cups a day old idli dosa batter; 1/3 cup maize flour (fine yellow cornmeal); 2 tbsp rice flour; 1 finely chopped onion; 2 divided green chilli; 1 inch chopped ginger; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1 sprig chopped curry leaves; a handful coriander leaves (cilantro); Salt, to taste; a pinch baking soda (bicarb soda, bicarbonate of soda); Cooking oil (vegetable oil), for deep frying (about 4 tbsp absorbed); 1/3 cup peanuts; Tamarind, small piece; 1 clove garlic; Water, for the chutney

Andhra's dosa batter fritters with a bit of cornmeal. They were hush puppies all along.

35 minTime

10 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

439kcal

10 gprotein

4 gfibre

35minutes

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.

Ingredients

Idli dosa batter2 cups, a day old

Maize flour (fine yellow cornmeal)⅓ cup

Rice flour2 tbsp

Onion1, finely chopped

Green chilli2, divided

Ginger2.5 cm, chopped

Cumin seeds½ tsp

Curry leaves1 sprig, chopped

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Saltto taste

Baking soda (bicarb soda, bicarbonate of soda)a pinch

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for deep frying (about 4 tbsp absorbed)

Peanuts⅓ cup

Tamarindsmall piece

Garlic1 clove

Waterfor the chutney

Method

4 steps

1Mix the batter, makki atta, rice flour, onion, 1 chilli, ginger, cumin, curry leaves, coriander, salt and soda. Rest 10 minutes.
2Dry roast the peanuts until spotted, then blend with the other chilli, garlic, tamarind, salt and water.
3Heat the oil to 175°C. Drop small spoonfuls close to the surface and fry 3 to 4 minutes, turning, until deep golden. Fry with care.
4Drain on paper and serve hot with the chutney.

Serve it like this

Pile the punugulu in a paper cone or basket with a bowl of peanut chutney and a few fried green chillies.

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Punugulu hush puppies

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