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Kuzhi Paniyaram

Yields1 ServingPrep Time30 minsCook Time15 minsTotal Time45 mins

Kuzhi Paniyaram is a typical South Indian recipe which is called as `Paddu` in the state of Karnataka which is made by steaming rice and urad dhal in `Kuzhi Paniyara satti`.

 1 cup Idli Dosa Batter (Sour)
 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
 1 tsp Jeera Seeds
 2 Finely Chopped Green Chilli
 1 Twig Curry Leaves
 1 pinch Asafoetida or Hing
 2 Nos Finely Chopped Onions
 1 tsp Coriander Leaves
 2 tsp Cooking Oil
 Salt and Water as Required
Step 1 : Preliminary Preparation
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To make Kuzhi Paniyaram Take a cup of batter in a vessel and just add a few drops of water to make it slightly dilute.

2

Add the required salt and mix it up well and keep it.

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Subsequently, grease the `kuzhi paniyaram satti` with a little oil.

Step 2 : To Season The Batter
4

Place a small pan in the stove and keep it in high flame.

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Pour a little oil and when it is heated, add a tea spoon of mustard seeds in it. When it starts spluttering, add a tea spoon of jeera sees, a pinch of hing, broken urad dhal and some curry leaves it it.

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Now add the green chilli and chopped onion and fry for two minutes.

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Switch off the stove when the onion gets translucent.

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Add these tempered ingredients to the batter kept aside.

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Finally add the finely chopped coriander leaves to it and stir well.

Step 3 : How To Make Kuzhi Paniyaram
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Place the greased `Kuzhi Paniyara Satti` on the stove and keep it in medium flame.

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Once it is heated, pour the batter into the moulds one by one with a ladle.

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Smear a tea spoon of oil over the moulds instantly.

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Close it with the lid and let it cook for 3- minutes approximately.

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Now open the lid and flip the half cooked batter to the other side from all the moulds, using a `vada kuthi`(a long and thin needle like structure made of stainless steel used to flip vada) or simply use chopsticks

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Simlilarly, let it cook for a minute or two.

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The paniyaram is cooked fully when both the sides become golden brown evenly.

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Just check it by poking a `vada kutthi` into a paiyaram.

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Finally, the hot and crisp kuzhi Paniyaram is ready.

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Serve it hot with South Indian special `chinna vengaya sambhar` and its twin side dish `getti thengai chutney`.

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It is ideal for an evening snack. Just relish it on a rainy evening with a hot cup of `tanjore filter coffee`.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 piece

Servings 0


Amount Per Serving
Calories 38
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 2g4%
Total Carbohydrate 7g3%
Protein 3g6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.