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Monday, March 1, 2010

Gunta pongadalu














Gunta pongadalu is well known recipe of Andhra. We need a
non-stick or iron skillet to prepare gunta pongadalu. sour and
left over dosa batter can be used to prepare pongadalu.

Ingredients :

Urad dal 1cup
Rice 3 cups
Bengal gram (chana dal) 1table spoon (soaked for 1/2 an hour)
Green chilly 5 (finely chopped)
Onion 1medium size (finely chopped )
cumin seeds 1 tea spoon
Cilantro few springs(finely chopped) (coriander leaves)
Oil
Salt to taste

Preparation :

Soak Urad dal and Rice for 4-5 hours and Grind to thick batter
by adding water. Add salt to taste stir the batter. Then set aside
for fermentation.

The next day,the batter doubles its volume.

Add Bengal gram, cumin seeds, onion, green chilly, cilantro to the batter.













Place the pongadalu skillet on medium flame .
Add few drops of oil,Pour the batter in all the moulds .
Cover the skillet with lid, and cook for 5 min on medium flame .

Remove the lid and see whether it is cooked are not (don't disturb),
if not place the lid again and cook it for few more mins,till they
gets golden brown colour.

Then turn each one to other side to cook. After few min take out all on to plate.

Serve with Peanut chutney,coconut chutney.

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