KUZHI PANIYARAM

Hi friends,

Kuzhi paniyaram or Kaara paniyaram is a spicy recipe. It can be made for breakfast or had as an evening snack.

Ingredients:

• Boiled rice - 1 cup
• Raw rice - 3/4 cup
• Urad dal or black gram - 1/4 cup
• Fenugreek seeds / Methi - 1/2 teaspoon 
• Salt to taste
• Baking soda - 1/2 teaspoon 
• Water - 2 cups
• Onion - 1, medium sized, finely chopped 
• Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon 
• Jeera or cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon 
• Split urad dal - 1 teaspoon 
• Chana dal - 1 teaspoon 
• Fried gram - 2 teaspoon 
• Green chillies - 2, finely chopped 
• Freshly grated coconut - 3 tablespoon
• Curry leaves - a few

Method:

• Soak the boiled rice, raw rice, urad dal and methi in water for 3 hours 
• Strain off the water
• Add the soaked rice, dal and methi seeds in a wet grinder 

• Add 2 cups of water 
• Grind it for 15 minutes in a wet grinder into a smooth paste
• Collect it in a vessel and leave it covered in a cool place for 4 hours
• Heat oil in a kadai or wok
• Add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, split urad dal, Chana dal, fried gram one by one
• Sauté well
• Add the green chillies and curry leaves
• Sauté again
• Add the chopped onions and sauté well
• Add the freshly grated coconut and saute well



• Add the sautéed onions to the batter

• You may add water depending on the consistency 
• Ideally, it should be a batter of pouring consistency 

• Heat oil in the slots of the kuzhi paniyaram pan

• Pour the prepared batter with the help of a ladle in each slot

• Do not fill the slot till the brim
• Cook covered with a lid

• Flip over and cook on the other side as well 

• Once it becomes crispy, remove and serve with accompaniment of your choice 

Please do try this recipe and enjoy the art of cooking!!!

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