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Alternative names | Paniyaram, Ponganalu, Kuḻi paniyaram, appe |
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Course | Tiffin |
Place of origin | India |
Region or state | Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra |
Main ingredients | rice and black lentils batter |
Similar dishes | Panyalam, Pinjaram, Kue 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.