Deep Fried Lentil Dough Balls (punugu)

Name: Deep Fried Lentil Dough Balls (punugu)
Prep time: 9 min
Cook time: 21 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup urad dal; 1 cup rice rava; 1 cup all-purpose flour; to taste onions; to taste chiles

Traditional dish with urad dal, rice rava, all-purpose flour.

prep 9 min
cook 21 min
total 30 min
serves 4
intermediate

Ingredients

1 cup urad dal
1 cup rice rava
1 cup all-purpose flour
to taste onions
to taste chiles

Steps

Soak the urad dal in water for several hours.
Soak the rava in water.
Grind the soaked urad dal to make a somewhat loose batter.
Mix in the soaked rava.
Mix in the flour.
Then add enough water to thin it if necessary.
Mix in the onions, chillies, and salt to the batter.
Allow to ferment and rise.
Make small balls.
Deep fry them in hot oil.

Adapted from “Deep Fried Lentil Dough Balls (Punugu)”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.