Kuzhi Paniyaram

Ingredients:

Raw rice - 1 cup
Idly rice - 1 cup
Urad dhal - 1 handful
Fenugreek - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Cooking Soda - a pinch
Oil

Method:

1. Soak rice, dhal and fenugreek for 4-5 hrs and grind to the consistency of dosa batter.
2. Add salt and ferment overnight.
3. Add the soda to the batter and mix thoroughly.
4. Heat the kuzhipaniyarm kadai and wipe the moulds with oil.
5. Pour spoonfuls of batter into each round and add oil along the sides. (If it a non-stick kadai can use less oil. Else use more oil so that the paniyarams get released easily)
6. Allow it to cook on a medium heat. Turn the paniyarams upside down and apply a little oil.
7. Allow to cook. The total cooking time will not exceed 4 min. per set of 7 paniyarams.
8. Serve hot with onion chutney or coriander chutney.