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Ms B. Haven

On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 09:45:01 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

>I don't know if anyone can help, but I'm looking for a long lost
>recipe. I had always been told to call them "puddlers" (not sure on
>spelling), but they were small indian savoury pancakes. I'm not sure
>of everything that went in them, but I'm sure (well, pretty sure) it
>used besan flour, garam masala, cumin seeds and chopped tomatos, plus
>a whole pile of other stuff which I don't remember. Everything was
>all mixed in the batter, nothing added while the pancakes were
>cooking. Just ladle it into small 10cm-ish pancakes. Does this sound
>familiar? Can anyone point me in the right direction?

I think your "puddlers" are actually "pudla" (aka "puda"). There are
many different ways to make them but I'm sure if you search using that
term you'll find something close to your old recipe. Other terms you
could search on are "dosa" and "chilla".