Gulabi Puvvulu (Achappam) Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Maida
• 1 cup Rice flour
• 1 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1 tsp Cardamom powder
• 1 tsp sesame seeds (optional)
• Water as required
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep frying

Procedure to make Gulabi Puvvulu

• Take a vessel and put together rice flour, maida, cardamom poder, salt, sugar and water and combine. Slowly add water little by little to make a smooth batter. It should be a pouring consistency and not as thick as dosa batter. Leave a aside for 15 minutes.

• Take a heavy bottomed vessel and pour oil for deep frying and heat it till the oil is too hot. Now put the mould in the hot oil (this needs to be done before dipping the mould into the batter).
• Check the heat of the oil by dropping a drop of the batter into the oil, if it sizzles and comes to the surface, the oil is ready for deep frying.
• Now dip the mould in the batter, till a little over three fourth of the mould. Do not dip the mould completely into the batter.
• Now place this mould into the hot oil and leave alone for a little less than a minute. Use a spoon/fork to gently shake the mould with it so that the shape of the mould will be left in oil and leaves the mould. Adjust the flame accordingly to amount of heat required.

• When the gulabi puvvu turns into golden colour , turn over to the other side and let it also cook till it turns a golden shade. Remove from oil using a slotted ladle and remove onto a paper tissue to absorb the excess oil in it .
• Dip the mold in batter again and repeat the same process till the rest of the dough is through.
• After the cookie has separated from the mould and is cooking, continue to place the mould in the hot oil. Just ensure that the mould is hot enough before dipping into the batter.
• Cool completely before storing in an air tight container.