Name: Rava Paniyaram | Instant Kuzhi Paniyaram Recipe | Sooji Paniyaram
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: ½ Cup Semolina (Sooji / Rava) (1 Cup - 250ml); ½ tsp Salt; ¼ Cup Curd (Plain Yogurt); 1 tbsp Coriander Leaves; a Pinch Baking Soda; 3 tbsp Sesame Oil (For Cooking Paniyaram); 1 tbsp Oil; 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; 1 tbsp Split Bengal Gram (Channa Dal / Kadalaparuppu); 2 Green Chili (Chopped); Few Curry leaves; 1 Onion (Finely Chopped)

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We usually make Paniyaram using Idli batter. But what if the batter is not available, then we have an option of using sooji as an alternative and sooji paniyaram is instant without fermenting batter. Serve with Chutney, Sambar or Idli podi and enjoy this instant paniyaram. It's crunchy, spicy and very tasty!.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

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Kara Paniyaram, a very easy to make evening tiffin or even for breakfast. Usually paniyaram are made with Idli/dosa batter. Paniyaram will be a easy to make Kids’ Lunch box recipe. If we don’t have idli batter, we can use rava (sooji) to make kara paniyaram. Rava Kara Kuzhi Paniyaram is instant to make with grinding batter and fermenting it as we do for conventional idli batter. Like Rava Dosa, preparing Rava Paniyaram batter is quite simple. Then, we need to prepare the tempering and add it to the batter which is then poured into oil filled moulds and cook the paniyaram in low flame on both the sides till they are golden. This Rava paniyaram is usually served with any chutney of your choice or Sambar or Idli Podi!

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Instructions with Step by Step Pictures:

PREPARE PANIYARAM BATTER

Take a mixing bowl, add rava, salt, curd and give a good mix. Add water and stir well. We need the batter to be semi-thick batter like dosa batter. Keep this batter aside

PREPARING TEMPERING

Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and allow it to crackle. Then add split bengal gram and fry till the dal becomes light brown.

Next, add green chili and curry leaves and give a mix. Then add the chopped onions and saute the onions till translucent.

FINISHING BATTER

Add the tempering to the rava batter and give a good mix.

Then we need to add the baking soda and mix the batter well. Adding soda makes the batter little thin in consistency. So do not add more water. Add Coriander leaves and rice a mix

MAKING PANIYARAM

Heat the paniyaram pan in medium flame. Add a teaspoon of oil in each mould. When the oil is hot, add a small ladle of rava batter in each mould. Close the pan and let it cook in low flame. Then open the lid and flip all the paniyaram and allow it to cook on the other side. When the paniaram becomes golden, using a skewer, take out the cooked paniyaram. Repeat the same for the rest of the batter