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, India. They are sometimes called ''challa punugulu'' owing to the use of

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in the recipe, preferably sour.

Recipe

Sabugana or saggubiyyam is soaked in curd or buttermilk for 6–7 hours. To it, maida or all purpose flour is added to make a creamy batter. Salt can be added to taste. Other ingredients that can be added to enhance the flavour are tiny chopped pieces of green chilly,

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, ginger and a pinch of

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can be used for instant rising. Then cooking oil (whatever is used in the kitchen for regular cooking like sunflower oil,

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) is poured in a pan and heated up. Once the oil is hot, small dumplings of the batter is put in the oil and deep fried. Challa punugulu or saggubiyyam punugulu can be had as they are or with some chutney. Ginger chutney and peanut chutney suit the best with this snack food.

Recipe

See also