Kuzhi Aappam / Paniyaram

                     Kuzhi Aappam or Paniyaram is an excellent dish to be taken separately as a tiffin item at any time of the day, morning, evening or at night.This also goes very well in any dinner or breakfast menu along with the Idli or Dosai.

                     Kuzhi Aappam tastes perfect with any chutney or Sambar.

                     The batter to be prepared is the same as the Aappam batter.Only the quantity of the Urad dhal has to be reduced.

Kuzhi Aappam

Ingredients :

Raw Rice   1 cup.
Idli Rice    1 cup.
Urad Dhal    3 tbsp.
Fenugreek    1 tsp.
Grated coconut    4 tbsp.
Salt, Cooking soda.



Method :

1. Soak the 2 Rice, Urad Dhal and the Fenugreek together for 4 hours.Grind into a fine batter with the coconut in a grinder.Add salt and let the batter be of the Idli batter consistency.Let it ferment for 6 - 8 hours.Grinder is the best option but grinding in a mixer is ok for this.Instead of grinding with the grated coconut, coconut can also be cut into pieces and mixed along with the cooking soda just before making the Paniyarams.

2. Heat the Paniyaram Tawa, smear with oil, pour the batter to half of the depression or Kuzhi.Pour oil or Ghee or a mixture of both.

3. When the top surface seems cooked, flip to the other side.Remove from the Tawa once the Paniyaram is cooked. Complete with the entire batter. The tasty Paniyaram is ready.