Paddu

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Paddu

Ponganalu with Coconut chutney and Hyacinth Bean Palya
Alternative names	Paniyaram, Ponganalu, Kuzhi paniyaram, appe
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, Kuzhi Pinyaram, Takoyaki
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Paddu (Kannada: ಪಡ್ಡು, ಗುಳಿಯಪ್ಪ) 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 with chillies or sweet with jaggery respectively. Paddu is made on a special pan that comes with multiple small indentations.