By Niveditha Kalyanaraman
September 7th, 2023
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Kuzhi Paniyaram is a popular south indian snack, made of batter. It can be had with Sambhar or any kind of chutney. Here's the recipe to make fluffy and tasty Kuzhi Paniyaram!
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2 cup idli batter Salt as needed ½ tbsp Oil + as needed to make the paniyarams ½ tsp Mustard seeds 1 tsp Chana dal 1 tsp Urad dal 2 Green chili Curry leaves few 2 Onions
Wash and soak 1 cup raw rice, 1 cup idli rice, ½ cup whole urad dal and 1 tsp fenugreek seeds for 4 hours. Drain the water and grind into a smooth fluffy batter.
Add salt to the batter and Mix well. Let this ferment for 5-6 hours or overnight.
Coarsely pulse 2 chili and curry leaves. In a pan, add ½ Tbsp sesame oil, ½ tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp chana dal and 1 tsp urad dal. Once the mustard splutters add 2 finely chopped onions to this.
Add little salt. Cook till the onions become translucent. Take 2 cups of fermented batter in a bowl. Add the chilli paste and the cooked onions. Mix well.
Heat paniyaram pan and drop little oil in all holes. Pour batter in all holes. Cover and cook the paniyarams. Once done, flip it.
Cover and cook for a minute and fluffy paniyarams are ready. Repeat this for the rest of the batter.
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You can add grated carrots or frozen corn as well, to the kuzhi paniyarams.
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