Punugulu

{{Short description|Indian snack food}}

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| name = Punugulu
పునుగులు

| image = File:Punugulu1.JPG

| caption = Punugulu kept in a shop in West Godavari for sale

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| country = South India

| region = Andhra Pradesh

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| served = Hot

| main_ingredient = rice batter

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Punugulu is a snack and common street food in Delta Districts of Andhra Pradesh, India.{{cite web |author=Ramya Krishna |date=July 10, 2010 |title=Let the magic unfold |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/let-the-magic-unfold/article508490.ece |access-date=9 April 2016 |work=The Hindu}}{{cite web |author=Kota Saumya |date=31 July 2013 |title=Tasty Treats |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/Tasty-Treats/2013/07/31/article1709976.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421191237/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/Tasty-Treats/2013/07/31/article1709976.ece |archive-date=21 April 2016 |publisher=The New Indian Express}} Punugulu is a deep-fried snack made with rice, urad dal and other spices.{{Cite book |last=Rāmārāvu |first=Kāḷīpaṭnaṃ |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eZfcbtn6byIC&dq=Punukulu&pg=PA321 |title=Yagnam and Other Stories |date=2006 |publisher=Sahitya Akademi |isbn=978-81-260-2320-2 |pages=321 |language=en}} They are often served with peanut chutney, known as palli chutney, coconut chutney, tomato chutney, verusanaga chutney or toordal chutney known as kandhi pachadi, or they can be served with capsicum peanut chutney. They are also very popular all over Delta Andhra and in Hyderabad. It is some times incorrectly called as Punukulu.