Kara Paniyaram / Kuzhi Paniyaram





Ingredients:
  • 1 Cup of idly rice
  • 1/4 Cup of urad dal
  • 1 Table spoon of fenugreek seeds
  • Salt as per the requirment
  • 1 Big size Onion (chopped finely)
  • 4-5 Red Chillies (chopped)
  • 1 Table spoon of broken cumin seeds (jeera)
  • Curry leaves - 1 string
  • Few coriander leaves
Battering:
  • Place urad  dal and fenugreek in a cup and soak them in the water for about 4 to 5 hours
  • Similarly soak rice separately in the water for the same duration
  • After the due time, filter the water and grind the rice to make a smooth rice paste
  • Similarly grind the urad dal and fenugreek to make a smooth paste
  • After grinding, mix both the pastes together with required amount of salt
  • Keep them aside for 10 to 12 hours. The batter will be raised twice the quantity, so make sure the container has enough space.
Paniyaram Preparation:
  • Heat oil in a pan add chopped onion, red chillies, curry leaves
  • Fry it for 2 minutes with low flame
  • Add this mixture with batter. Add chopped corinader leaves, cumin seeds. Mix them well
  • Heat the paniyaram pan and apply half teaspoon of oil in each kuzhi (hole). Fill in the batter into each holes and add oil in drops into the sides of each kuzhi (hole).
  • Turn when the sides turn golden brown
  • Now the hot kara paniyaram is ready to serve with Coconut chutney or Onion Chutney.

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