Kara Paniyaram

Here is one simple recipe to make Kara Kuli Paniyaram. Its really quick and easy but it looks like you have spend a lot of time ;)

Preparation time: 10 mins
Cooking time : 10-15 mins

Ingrdients:

• Idly batter - 2 cups 
• Onion - 1 big chopped
• chilli powder - 2 tsp
• corriander leaves
• Salt (usually the idly batter has salt)

       Tempering:

• Oil
• Mustard seeds -1/2 tsp
• Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
• Asafoetida -1/2 tsp

1. Add 1tbsp oil to the pan and when hot add the mustard seeds and let it splutter. Add the Urid dal and the asafoetida. After about 2 mins remove from flame and add this to the Idly flour.
2. Add all the other ingredients to the idly flour and mix well.
3. Add less than 1/2 tsp oil to every paniyaram kuli and I use a non-stick which makes my life a lot easier and i need less oil. Cook on medium high flame.
4. When the oil it hot, add a spoon of flour to each Paniyara Kuli and not let it flow out of the kuli.
5. After about a 2 mins turn it around and it has to be done relatively fast so that the uncooked flour doesnt spill out.



Left: The kara paniyaram flour. Right: Paniyaram getting cooked in pan.

6. let it cook on the other side for about 2 mins. To check if its done you can check by sticking a knife into it.

Kara Kuli Paniyaram

It goes very well with coconut chutney or onion tomato chutney. Its a perfect quick sunday morning breakfast.

Let me know your comments and opinions.