Punukulu Koora

Description

Punukulu are savory, deep fried dough balls often served with coconut chutney as a snack. This dish probably invented to use up leftover punukulu is a delightful dish that goes well over steaming hot rice.

Ingredients

  • A dozen large or 20 small punukulu
  • 1 large onion
  • 4 - 5 green chillies
  • A small lime sized ball of tamarind pulp
  • 2 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
  • 3 - 4 dried red chillies, broken in half
  • 1/2 tbsp jaggery
  • 1 tsp rice powder
  • 1/4 cup cooking oil
  • Salt to taste

Directions

  1. Chop the onion and green chillies finely and set aside
  2. Soak the tamarind in hot water and also set aside
  3. Heat the oil in a wok
  4. When the oil is hot, throw in the popu ingredients - mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and dried red chillies
  5. When the mustard seeds splutter, add the chopped onion and green chillies and fry till the onions are golden brown
  6. Add the salt and continue to fry until the onions turn brown
  7. Add the tamarind pulp, 1 cup of water and the jaggery and bring to a boil
  8. Add punukulu and continue to boil for 10 minutes
  9. Make a slurry with the rice powder in some water and mix it in
  10. Boil for another 5 minutes and turn off the heat

Serve over steaming hot rice

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