Paddu (
Kannada:ಪಡ್ಡು) or
Kuzhi paniyaram is an
Indian dish made by steaming batter using a mould. The batter is made of
black lentils and
rice and is similar in composition to the batter used to make
idli and
dosa. The dish can be made sweet or spicy depending on the ingredients
jaggery and
chillies respectively. Paniyaram is made on a special pan that comes with multiple small fissures. It is known by various names in
South India, including
paddu,
appe,
guliappa,
gulittu,
gundponglu,
ponganalu.