Kuzhi Paniyaram / Indian Pancake Puffs

Ingredients:

Batter: 

• Raw rice - 2 cups
• Poha/Aval (thick) - 1 cup
• Urad dhal whole - 1/2 cup
• Fenugreek  seeds - 2 tsp
• Salt

Savory:

• Red onion - 1/2
• Green chilly - 1
• Mustard - 1/4 tsp
• Urad dhal - 1 tsp
• Channa dhal - 1 tsp
• Hing - pinch
• Cumin - 1/2 tsp
• Curry Leaves - 1 strand
• Oil - 2 tsp

Sweet:

• Jaggery - 1/4 cup
• Ripe Banana - 2 
• Cardamom - 1

Method:

Batter:


Soak raw rice, urad dhal and fenugreek seeds separately overnight.
Grind fenugreek seeds, urad dhal and raw rice. While its grinding
soak aval / poha for 15 mins, wash and grind it along with rice/urad
dhal mix.  Allow the batter to ferment for 5-6 hrs. Add salt to taste.

Savory:

Heat pan, add oil and fry mustard, cumin, hing, urad dhal, channa dhal,
finely cut green chilly, onion and curry leaves. Add fried ingredients
to 2 cups of batter. Add salt to taste.

Sweet:

Mash banana, mix it with powdered jaggery and cardamom powder.
Add banana mix to 2 cups of batter.

• Heat paniyaram pan and add 2 drops of oil in each cup. 
• Pour batter in each cup and close with glass lid
• Cook in low flame, so it cooks all the way inside and does not burn outside
• Flip side after 2 mins and cook till its golden brown

Tip: Add grated coconut to batter mix for Appam