Sarva Pindi
 Sarvapindi | |
| Type | Snack |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | India |
| Region or state | Telangana |
| Main ingredients | Rice flour |
 Cookbook: Sarva Pindi  Media: Sarva Pindi | |
Sarva pindi (Telugu: సర్వపిండి) is a savory pancake made in Telangana. It is a circular shaped item made of rice flour and peanuts. It is also called tappala chekka in Nalgonda district and it is also called as Ganju Pindi in Karimnagar. "Ganju" means utensil or a round shaped bowl and "pindi" means flour in Telugu language. So, the phrase "Ganju Pindi" can be described as rice flour that is made like atta flour and stick to the round shaped pan. In Warangal it is called ginnappa. The village Bollepally in Warangal district is famous for ginnappa (sarva pindi). Actually the story about ginnappa started in Bollepally village from challa Anasurya house. A few years back Anasurya was feeling very hungry in rainy season. She wanted to eat a new dish with less oil. She had only rice flour in her home that time like that she invented sarva pindi snack. She started to sell some in Bollepally village with help of persons for some days like that entire Telugu people came to know about sarva pindi snack.
Ingredients
It is essentially made of rice flour, channa dal (lentil), peanuts and spices to make it a delicious and healthy dish.[1]
Etymology
The word Sarva Pindi can be divided into two Sarva which means a deep pot or pan and Appa means a cake sort of preparation. Hence the word to word translation of Sarva pindi is the pan cake. Sarva Pindi pancake is one of the ethnic dishes from the Telangana cuisine. Telangana cuisine was once the so-called underrated rustic, spicy, pungent cuisine and is now getting the recognition it truly deserves.
Grade
It is recognized as one of the Telangana Traditional cuisines.