Kara paniyaram is an easy, quick snack or breakfast or dinner as we do. The only thing you have to have is Idli/Dosa batter. If you have the batter already, you can make this in jiffy.
How to make kara paniyaram
Ingredients
Idli / Dosa batter – 5 cups or as needed
Carrots – 1 big size or 2 medium grated finely
Onions – 1/2 cup finely chopped
Dry Red chillies – 2 broken
Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
Channa dal – 1/2 tsp
Salt – as needed
Oil – 1 tsp to saute veggie and as needed to make paniyaram
Method
- Heat oil in a pan. Crackle mustard seeds and add channa dal.
- When it turns golden add onions and broken red chilies.
- Saute till onion turns translucent.
- Add grated carrots and stir for a few minutes, add the required salt and switch off.
- Add this mixture to the batter. Mix thoroughly.
- Now heat a Paniyaram pan. Add a tsp of oil to each hole.
- When it’s hot, drop a big spoon of batter to each hole.
- When one side is cooked, flip the other side using a knife or skewer.
- Cook until both sides turn golden.
- Serve with your favorite chutney or Sambar.
Notes
- Instead of dry red chili, you can add chopped green chilies.
- You can add chopped Curry leaves and coriander leaves.
Ingredients
- 5 cups Idli / Dosa batter
- 1 Carrots grated finely
- 1/2 cup Onions finely chopped
- 2 Dry Red chilies
- 1/4 Tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 Tsp Channa dal
- Salt as needed
- Oil 1 tsp to saute veggie and as needed to make paniyaram
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan. Crackle mustard seeds and add channa dal.
- When it turns golden add onions and broken red chilies.
- Saute till onion turns translucent.
- Add grated carrots and stir for a few minutes, add the required salt and switch off.
- Add this mixture to the batter. Mix thoroughly.
- Now heat a Paniyaram pan. Add a tsp of oil to each hole.
- When it’s hot, drop a big spoon of batter to each hole.
- When one side is cooked, flip the other side using a knife or skewer.
- Cook until both sides turn golden.
- Serve with your favorite chutney or Sambar.
Notes
- Instead of dry red chili, you can add chopped green chilies.
- You can add chopped Curry leaves and coriander leaves.
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It looks great!
And I never saw a pan, like you have. Now I want it too)))
Thank you ?..
Yummy recipe its healthy too ??☺️?
True.. Thank you ?
Healthy goodness!! Looks yum!
Thank you ?
This looks amazing, and I love the combination of carrots and onions!
Thank you ?..True they compliment each other ?
It looks delicious! You have a lovely blog Lathiya 🙂
Thank you so much dear ?… Welcome to my blog.. Keep coming ?
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Thank you Malini ? I liked the idea… Will do it
My pleasure dear ?
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Thank you so much dear ?..I’m so honoured.?
Yummy!!
Thank you dear ?
So yummy! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you ?…My pleasure ?
Healthy snack…:)…btw i too have the same post…https://servensavour.wordpress.com/2016/12/11/kuzhi-paniyaram/
Thank you dear ?…Yes, our every household will have a version of this ?
Wow..Looks delicious…?
Thank you dear ?