Saggubiyyam punugulu

Saggubiyyam (sabudana) punugulu is a snack food typically made in Andhra Pradesh, India. They are sometimes called challa punugulu owing to the use of buttermilk or curd in the recipe, preferably sour.^[1]

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, onion, ginger and a pinch of jeera. This mixture can be kept aside for around 30 minutes to rise or a pinch of baking soda can be used for instant rising.^[2]

Then cooking oil (whatever is used in the kitchen for regular cooking like sunflower oil, vegetable oil or groundnut oil) 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.^[3]

• List of snack foods from the Indian subcontinent