Spicy Panniyaram
Ingredients
For Batter
Red rice - 2 cups
Urad dhal - ½ cup
Fenugreek - 1 tsp
For the seasoning
Oil -3 tsp
Mustard seeds -1 tsp
Urad dal -1/2 tsp
kadalai paruppu - 1 tbsp
Onion - 1
Green chilli -1 finely chopped
Ginger -1 inch piece - finely chopped
Garlic - 1-2 pods finely chopped
Curry leaves - few tender ones
Coriander leaves - few finely chopped
Salt to taste
Method
How to prepare batter
Soak urad dal and red rice separately for 4-6 hrs.After 6 hrs grind the soaked urad dal into smooth paste,then grind rice to a smooth paste and mix both batter well together.Allow the batter to ferment overnight.
Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add urad dal and kadalai paruppu. When dal turns golden brown, add finely chopped onions, ginger, green chilli and curry leaves.Saute till onions turn pink, add needed salt and coriander leaves. Let it cool a little.Now mix this mixture to the fermented batter.Heat a paniyaram pan, add 2-3 drops of oil in each hole and pour batter in each hole.Keep the heat on medium. Once the edges turns golden brown, flip over the paniyaram to the other side using a spoon.Cook the other side also until golden brown. Paniyaram is now ready, serve with any chutney.
Note - You can add finely chopped carrot, cabbage, cauliflower, capsicum or any vegetable of your choice while sauteing the green chilli, ginger etc.
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