Kuzhi Paniyaram

Kuzhi Paniyaram (Karam)

Kuzhi Paniyaram is a South Indian dish, mostly done in Chettinad style. Its a quite good as an evening snack with any flavoured chutney, such as, red coconut chutney or pudina chutney or coriander chutney or any sauce. 

We can have variation of it by adding sweet jaggery or spicy chilli. Here I am giving the recipe of Kara (spicy) Kuzhi Paniyaram. 

Ingredients 

For Batter :

Rice - 1 cup

Urad Dal - 1/4 cup

Salt to taste

For Seasoning :

Mustard - 1/2 tsp

Urad Dal, split - 1/2 tsp

Shallots (Sambar Onion), finely cut - 1 tbsp

Green Chilli, finely cut - 2

Ginger, finely cut - 1 inch piece

Curry Leaves, finely cut - 1 twig

Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp

Oil 

Salt to taste

Method

For Making Batter :

• Soak the ingredients given for batter overnight and grind it coarsely, like for idly.
• You can use the idly batter instead of this. 

Kuzhi Paniyaram Pan

For Making Paniyaram :

• Take oil in a kadai
• Season with mustard, urad dal.
• Add shallots, green chillies, ginger, curry leaves, asafoetida and saute well with salt.
• Mix with the batter.
• Keep the kuzhi paniyaram pan on fire.
• Pour a little oil into each mould of the paniyaram pan. 
• Add seasoned batter into the mould of the kuzhi paniyaram pan.
• Close the lid and let it cook.
• After 3 mins, turn upside down the cooked paniyarams in the mould and cook the other side also.
• No more lid closing this time.
• Its ready in 3 mins.
• Have it with coconut chutney. 

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