Kuzhi paniyaram batter

Normally kuzhi paniyarams are made from leftover idli or dosa batter. 

Instead, this method of preparing a batter will give you soft and yummy paniyarams.

Ingredients for batter :

Raw rice - 1 cup

Boiled rice - 1 cup
Urad dal - 1/2  cup
Fenugreek - 1/4 tsp (a little) - Optional

Rock salt - as per taste.

Ingredients for seasoning :

Big onion - 3 or 4 nos (finely chopped) OR
Shallots or small onion - 1 cup (finely chopped

Green chilis - 2 nos (finely chopped)
(you can remove the seeds and chop the skin. 
By this way, it won't be hot when bitten.)

Coconut oil - 1 tbsp

Mustard seeds - 2 tsps

Coconut grated (optional) - 1/4 cup

Asafoetida - a pinch

Curry leaves

Salt to taste

Procedure

1. Wash urad dal and soak it along with fenugreek. Wash and soak rice together. Leave them for 4 to 5 hours.
2. In a tabletop grinder, grind all the soaked ingredients together. First, add urad dal and then add rice. Then add water a little by little. If you add all the water at once, you will miss the consistency.  Grind it to a smooth paste.
3. Now transfer this batter to a vessel.
4. Add rock salt. Mix the batter thoroughly and set it aside for 8 to 10 hours. This is to ferment the batter. So after 8-10 hours, the volume of the batter is doubled. 
5. Take a ladle and mix it well.
6. Now kuzhi paniyaram batter is ready.

**********   I always add rock salt to the batter. Rock salt aids the fermentation process.

Seasoning:

In a kadai, add coconut oil, then splutter mustard seeds, then add asafoetida, onion, green chilis, a little salt and stir well. 

When onions start turning to a golden color, remove it from the stove. Once it cools, add it to the batter, along with grated coconut and stir well.  Coconut is optional. 

The batter is completely ready now. 

Using a paniyaram pan you can prepare yummy paniyarams. Grease the pan with oil, before filling them.