Kuzhi Paniyaram

Ingredients:

1. Parboiled rice - 2 Cups
2. Raw Rice - 2 cups
3. Urad dhal - 2 tablespoons
4. Fenugreek - 1 teaspoon
5. Salt to taste
6. Onions finely cut - 1 cup
7. Green chillies finely cut - 2 nos
8. Coriander leaves finely chopped- 1/4 cup
9. Channa dhal - 2 teaspoons
10. Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
11. Pepper - 1 teaspoon
12. Jeera - 1 teaspoon
13. Oil - 2 teaspoon

Procedure:

• Soak all ingredients (without salt) together for 2 to 3 hours
• Wash well before grinding and grind it to a very fine consistency
• Remove the batter to a vessel
• Wash the grinder with one cup of water and heat this water to a conjee consistency
• Cool it and add it to the ground batter with salt (This congee makes the dish very soft)
• Allow it to ferment for 8 hours
• Heat oil and add the channa dhal, mustard till it is roasted
• Then add the onion, chillies and sautee for 5 minutes
• Add this to the mavu (fermented dough) along with pepper, jeera and coriander leaves
• Now mix well
• Heat the kuzhi paniyaram pan and pour a ladle of the batter to each pit (kuzhi)
• Cover with the lid and let one side cook till it becomes golden color
• Now rotate the paniyaram to the other side and let it become golden brown color