Paddu/Gundpongalu

Paddu or Gundpongalu or Appe as it is called in Kannada,these are in between version of  dosa and idli',they have a shape of small idli's but  crispy and taste's like dosa.You will forget the count when eating with thick  coconut chutney for sure...:).This  is my mother's recipe,you can also add grated carrots and other veggies to make it more tasty and colourful...ENJOY!

Ingredients:

Rice-2cups

uraddal-1/2cup

Avallaki/riceflakes-fistful

Fenugreek seeds/methi-1tsp

Salt to taste

Soda bicarb-1/2tsp

Onion,finely chopped-1

Green chillies-2 or 3

Coriander,finely chopped

Cumin seeds-1tsp

Mustard-1tsp

Oil-1tsp

Method:

Wash and soak rice and dal seperately for 5-6 hours,soak avallaki only an hour before grinding.

Grind rice, dal and avallaki seperatley into a fine paste and with hands mix nicely and keep 

the batter in the warm place to ferment for 7-8 hours(overnight is better).

Heat a oil in a pan add mustard seeds and cumin seeds wait until it splutters,add this tempering

to the batter along with chopped onions,green chillies,coriander,soda and salt mix well.

Heat a poddu tawa,smear oil in each holes,pour tbsp of batter into each hole,cook on both sides

until golden brown,add little oil if it is sticking.

serve with coconut chutney.