paddu

{{Short description|Indian dish}}

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{{Infobox food

| name = Paddu

| image = Aesthetic Paniyaram of Salem.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = Ponganalu with Coconut chutney and Hyacinth Bean Palya

| alternate_name = Paniyaram, Ponganalu, Kuzhi paniyaram, appe

| country = India

| region = Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra

| creator =

| course = Tiffin

| served =

| main_ingredient = rice and black lentils batter

| variations =

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| other =

| similar_dish = Panyalam, Pinjaram, Kuzhi Pinyaram, Takoyaki

}}

Paddu ({{langx|kn|ಪಡ್ಡು, ಗುಳಿಯಪ್ಪ}}) is an Indian dish made by steaming batter using a mould. It is named variously paniyaram, guliyappa, yeriyappa, gundponglu, bugga, Kuḻi paniyaram ({{langx|ta|குழிப்பணியாரம்}}), Gunta Ponganalu ({{langx|te|గుంట పొంగనాలు}}), or Tulu: appadadde, appe ({{langx|mr| आप्पे}}). The batter is made of black lentils and rice and is similar in composition to the batter used to make idli and dosa.{{cite web|url=http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/masala-paniyaram-recipe/|title=Masala Paniyaram|date=23 May 2022 |publisher=vegrecipiesindia.com}} The dish can also be made spicy with chillies or sweet with jaggery respectively. Paddu is made on a special pan that comes with multiple small indentations.