Masala kuzhi Paniyaram(south indian dish)

• Servings: 4
• Soaking time: 5-6 hours
• Grinding time: 10 minutes.
• Fermentation time: 6-7 hours
• Preparation time: 10 minutes.
• Cooking time: 6-8 minutes(each pan)
• Total time: 28 minutes.

Travel food:

Paniyaram is the one of the very famous breakfast recipe in south India; it  is used to be made for eating on long distance trip too.

I often prepare it for our breakfast; easy to prepare, the spongy cuisine from south India is so tasty and yummy …

Ingredients:

For dough:

• Boiled rice/parboiled rice: 3 cups
• Urad dal (split black gram): one and half cup
• Salt: 1 teaspoon
• Cooking soda: 1 pinch (optional)
• Cooking oil: 2 teaspoon

For seasoning:

•  Chana dal (split Bengal gram): 1 tablespoon
• Urad dal (split black gram): 1 tablespoon
• Onion: 2 no. (Medium size)
• Green chilli: 3-4 no. (As per taste)
• Ginger: 1” piece
• Garlic: 2-3 cloves
• Asafoetida: 1 pinch
• Mustard seed: ½ teaspoon
• Cumin: ½ teaspoon
• Black pepper: 10-12 corn.
• Fennel seed: ½ teaspoon
• Fresh coriander leaves (chopped): 2 tablespoon
• Curry leaves: 2-3 twigs

Preparation:

1. Soak rice and dal for 5-6 hours or overnight.
2. Grind the rice to a course paste with help of ‘dosa grinder’ or ‘mixer grinder’.
3. Grind the dal with water to a very smooth paste.
4. Mixed both paste together, add salt, stir well.
5. Cover the mixture; leave it for 6-7 hours for fermentation.

Seasoning:

1. Take a fry pan, Put oil in it, when smoke begins to come.
2.  Add mustard seed, cumin, fennel seed and black pepper, wait for few seconds.
3. Add, split black gram and split Bengal gram, sputter it for few seconds.
4. When light brown colour comes, add green chilli, stir it.
5. Add garlic, fry for 1 minute.
6. Add onion; curry leaves fry for couple of minutes.
7. Fry till it becomes transparent.
8. Put off the flame. Transfer into batter bowl.
9. Add cooking soda (optional) and oil to the mixture.
10. Mix properly and keep aside.
11. Now Paniyaram batter is ready to make Paniyaram.

Method:

1. Pre heat Paniyaram pan and Smear the Paniyaram cups with little ghee/oil.
2. Pour ladleful prepared batter in the cavity.
3. Cover it; allow it to cook for 2-3 minutes on medium low flame.
4. Turn each Paniyaram with the wooden spoon or fork.
5. Allow it to cook 1-2 minutes on medium low flame.
6. Turn once or twice if required for uniform cooking.
7. Remove it and serve it in plate/or transfer into casserole.
8. Masala Paniyaram is ready to serve with Sāmbhar Masala and Coconut Chutney.
9. You can also serve with Tomato Onion Chutney and Dry Sesame Seed Chutney.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

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