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Urad Dal Paddu(Udida Appe)

07.21.2005 · Posted in Breakfast or snacks, Konkani Recipes

Paddu(Kannada), appe(Konkani), ponganalu (Telugu), paniyaram(Tamil), unniyappam(Malayalam), is one very popular dish in South India. To make this we require a special paddu tava (Appe Kayli), which looks like following.

Usually we get two kinds of tavas, one of black colour(of cast iron) and other silver color(I guess it is aluminium). In silver one the batter does not stick to tava, so preferably use that. These days we get non stick paddu tava, which looks like following. If using cast iron tava, grease it with oil in the night and use it for making paddu next day. By doing this, paddu does not stick to tava.

Click here for sugarcane juice appe.

Ingredients:
1 cup urad dal
2 cups rice
1/2 cup avalakki(poha)
Salt
Oil

Method:
Soak dal and rice in water for about 3-4hrs. Grind with poha(washed in water to make it soft) and salt. Make it to the consistency of dosa batter. Keep overnight for fermentation.
Heat the tava & add little oil. Pour the batter in the tava(mix the batter well before using it). When it is fried from one side, turn & cook on other side. Serve hot with coconut chutney.

Serves : 5
Preparation time : 30min



18 Responses to “Urad Dal Paddu(Udida Appe)”

  1. hi shilpa,are u a kanndiga,just curious to know,bec even we say avalakki.i just hunt for friends who are kanndigas,i feel special .

  2. Roopa, I am a Konkani who has grown up in Karnataka. Have studied in Kannada medium school. All my friends were Kannadigas :) .

  3. Sree i love the content of this particular site, its simplicity makes it all the more comfortable and very warm for some reason.
    Something about it that makes you fell at home.Haven’t yet ried anything but wll surely do and get back to you.Thanks for shairing wit us

  4. apaprt from eating this as breakfast you can make a tasty snacks for younsters by adding a little ginger, fine chopped onions and fine chopped chillies to it.

  5. I love this dish, just didnt know the name of the dish
    Does this dish has any other name?
    I want to buy the pan to make this dish, what should I ask for?

  6. These are called Ponganalu in Telugu, Paddu in Kannada. I donno any other language name. Click here for the pan.

  7. Kshipra Mondkar says:

    THANX FOR QUICK RESPONSE SHILPA!

  8. Vipul Gandhi says:

    Your aayisrecipe site is wonderful .I am thsankful to you for giving such delicious recipes . Could you send me a recipe for sweet appes as I love to have sweets .

  9. Vipul Gandhi says:

    Drea Shilpa ,
    Hi ! Your aayisrecipe site is wonderful and a real tribute to your Aayi ! I have learnt a number of recipes form your posts. I want to try them out whenever i get a chance. Anyway one request to tou could send me a recipe for sweet appes ?

  10. Vipul, Thanks for your kind words. I will post sweet appe soon.

  11. Vipul Gandhi says:

    I tried your Eggless Date cake with homemade butter as we don’tget good quality vegetable oil in India. It turned out well.Lots of thanks for such easy delicious recipe.
    I have not yet got your response to my request for the recipe of sweet Appe.

  12. Hi…
    I love this dish. I add some onions, tomato(chopped),kotmir. It will be very delicious.
    I am also a kannadiga and don’t have any friends here. would like to be ur friend.

  13. Prachi Pai says:

    Pls advise which poha needs to be used . thin or thic one

    thank you

    prachi

    Shilpa: Any poha can be used.

  14. tejaswini says:

    lovely site. we call this as appe. and the tava we call it appe patra

  15. thanx a lot shilpa. i was searching recipe for paddu n i got the delecious one from u. Ur site is simply superb, i can always turn on to it for karnataka recipes

  16. To the above batter can add sugar and cardomom powder and can make a sweet dish.

  17. Hi
    am also kannadiga .. i like this site.. can anybody tell me eggless plum cacke as i dont like choco flavors..

  18. shilparamesh says:

    Hi…..
    I like this very much…really nice….i use to prepare this atleast weekly once.

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