Masala Paniyaram
are the spiced dumplings made from left over idli batter.
Paniyarams can
be made plain , spiced or sweet.
These are soft from inside and crisp from outside.
Masala
Paniyarams is a South Indian dish which my mom used to make for my school tiffin
with a modified version which she used to call
‘Appe’
Paniyarams are
made in a special cookware called Paniyaram chatti.
In market one
gets both non stick and metal version.
Heat the paniyaram
chatti. add a few drops of oil in each mould
Pour the Batter in the oulds upto ¾ of the mould.
Allow to cook for few minutes turn them carefully with the help of
spoon.
you can flip them once or twice more so that
they get cooked evenly. you can also add some more oil if required. when the
paniyarams are golden from all sides.
Masala Paniyaram Modified recipe given below :
Ingredients
·
2 cups idli batter
·
1 medium size onion, finely chopped or minced
·
1 or 2 green chilies, finely chopped
·
½ inch ginger, finely chopped or grated
·
a pinch of asafoetida/hing (optional)
·
½ tsp crushed black pepper (optional)
·
¼ tsp red chili powder/lal mirch powder
·
2 tbsp chopped curry leaves
·
½ cup grated caroot
·
salt if required
Instructions
1. mix all the ingredients in the idli
batter.
2. add salt if the idli batter does not
have salt previously added to it. stir well.
3. heat the paniyaram chatti. add a few drops
of oil.
4. pour spoonful of the batter ¾ of the
paniyaram mould.
5. allow the batter to cook for 2-3
minutes on a low or medium flame.
6. turn each paniyaram with the help of a
spoon.
7. now allow the other side to get cooked
and crisp.
8. turn once or twice for uniform cooking.
9. remove and serve them hot.
10. These masala paniyaram are also good as
tiffin box snack or picnic snack.
11.serve masala paniyaram with coconut
chutney or mint chutney.
* In orignal masala Paniyaram coconut is used insted of caroot.
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