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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Savory Paniyaram(Rice-Battered Ball Pancakes)

Hmm, what are these spherical things,some of you might wonder.Paniyaram or Ball Pancakes to South Indians are what Aebleskiver is to the Dutch and Norwegians. It comes in various forms - Sweet, Stuffed or Savory. A very basic paniyaram is made with fermented seasoned rice batter and served hot with peanut chutney. For someone who grew up eating this often, a deprivation period of more than a month would result in withdrawal symptoms.This along with Rice Hoppers and Chutney Powder makes its way to the Combo Event @ Foodelicious.

Note: For Step-by-Step to make this recipe, follow a similar recipe here
 Ingredients:
  • Rice Batter - 4 cups
  • Red Onion - 1, small, finely diced
  • Curry Leaves - 1 stalk, finely chopped
  • Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Split Chickpea - 1 tbsp
  • Red pepper flakes - 1 tsp or green chillies - 2, chopped
  • Oil - 2 tbsp
For the Rice Batter:
  • Parboiled Rice - 2 cups
  • Black gram - 1/2 cup
  • Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
      Tool:
    Procedure:
    • Soak all the ingredients under "Rice Batter" overnight.
    • Grind the soaked mixture the following day to a smooth batter in a high performance blender or wet grinder and let it the mixture ferment overnight in a warm place.
    • Add salt to the batter and whip it with a little water to a consistency that is not too thick or runny.
    • In a skillet, add a tbsp of oil and add the mustard seeds. When they start to crackle, add split chickpea and saute for a minute or two until they turn light brown. 
    • Add chopped curry leaves, onions, Green chillies or pepper flakes.
    • Saute until onions are browned.
    • Add the sauteed mixture to the fermented batter and mix gently.
    • Grease the wells of the puff pan and fill them up with the batter.
    • Using the wooden stick(that comes with the pan), flip the spheres and let cook for 2-3 minutes per side.
    • Serve hot with peanut chutney!
      Enjoy!

        40 comments:

        1. Wow....what a fantasic looking paniyaram..never had them, now days I am seeing everywhere.Ithink it's time for me try it out..looks so tempting...pics looks briliant!!

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        2. Hey, very tempting..looks too good..send me some Dear:-)

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        3. Great looking paniyarams...yummo...
          Love
          Kairali sisters

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        4. Paniyaram looking really tempting! Feel like grabbing over the screen la! yummmm! ;)

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        5. Paniyarams look so tasty...nice brown color..wonderful combo with the chutney :)

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        6. Beautiful clicks dear...Paniyaram looks soft and yumm yumm.

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        7. Nice and tempting paniyaram. Have some batter left over from weekend. Will prepare them for dinner.

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        8. Gr888 looking paniyarms & brilliant presentation as usual!!!

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        9. hey...paniyaram looks some what like keralites unniyappam :)

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        10. These really look fantastic...I would love to try them.

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        11. Une recette très originale qui me plait beaucoup.
          A bientôt.
          See Soon.

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        12. Fantastic and cute paniyaram, feel like some now, hope u prepared them specially for me na:)..

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        13. paniyaarams, besh besh, look superb with the peanut chutney!!! :) I'm drooling over this plate!!!

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        14. Awesome paniyarams. Loved the click, too tempting. I made some last week. Btw, enjoying khakka khakka song too alongwith paniyaram :):)

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        15. The paniyarams look so cute and yummy!!! beautiful clicks:)

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        16. Wonderful paniyaram...looks cute, perfect with chutney.

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        17. I love all the varieties..sweet, savory or stuffed.Perfect tea time snack for me :-)

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        18. paniyaram looks so soft and tasty. Beautiful clicks too.
          Deepa

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        19. Must. Remember. To make. Peanut. Chutney. And now these balls of heaven to go along with it.

          Looks great!

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        20. oh yum! cant take my eyes from those paniyaram, marvellous..Would like to finish rite now..:)

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        21. Dear lassie
          Very new recipe for me ..will try for sure when I am back home...
          have a nice weekend
          Ushnishda

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        22. Dear lassie
          Very new recipe for me ..will try for sure when I am back home...
          have a nice weekend
          Ushnishda

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        23. These sure look very delicious! I have everything on hand, Might try making some for our picnic on Sunday!

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        24. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm very tempting. Great recipe. Thanks for sharing

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        25. oh these rice balls look so yummy! My kind of food, that's for sure!

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        26. Temptig paniyaram/morappam as we call it. Just the right color it has. Good presentation.

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        27. yummy paniyarams...we called it as erivappam ,somewhere orappam...looks delicious n tempting...

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        28. Panirayarams looks healthy and delicious.Nice click too.

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        29. woww..yummy paniyarams :)....look sso tempting...pass some to me :)

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        30. awesome paniyarams.The color is so tempting.Yummm

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        31. god! this looks yummilicious... Who can resist this .. anytime I can eat it too :P

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        Thanks a bunch for your valuable comments and continued support.They are very much appreciated. Yes,like "Rain on Dry Land" and like "Oasis in Desert Sand".
        XoXo, Cool Lassi(e)