MASALA PANIYARAM / MASALA APPAM

Paniyaram is a South Indian dish, Spicy version of regular Idli. You can make it with Idli batter / Rawa / Rice powder with a Spicy flavor n also can made Sweet Appam. It's prepared with Paniyaram Pan (Below pics) with a very little oil. You can have it in your Breakfast or Dinner also. 

Ingredients :-

Idli Batter - 2 cups (Here I've used ready made Instant MTR Idli powder)

Curd - 1/2 cup (For MTR Idli powder)

Onion chopped - 1 no.

Green Chilly chopped - 2-3 nos.

Coriander leaves chopped

Pudina (Mint) leaves chopped (as per your taste)

Green Peas - 3-4 tsp

Grated Carrot - 1 no.

Capsicum chopped - 2-3 tsp 

Mango Ginger grated - 1' inch

Roasted Crushed Peanuts - 2 tsp

Salt to taste

Sugar - 1/2 tsp

Method :-

Mix all the above ingredients with Idli batter and keep aside for 10 minutes.

Heat a Paniyaram Pan. Drop with little oil (1-2 drops) in each hole and put 1 tsp batter in each hole. 

Cover the lid and keep the flame in low-medium. After 2-3 minutes turn the other side of the Appam using a spoon or wooden skewer. Sprinkle few drops of oil and again cook for 1-2 minutes. Turn once or twice for uniform cooking. Switch off the flame and remove from the Appam Patra and Serve with any chutney or Sambar or any gravy.  

NOTE :- Any one can make plain Paniyaram with batter only. And then saute the Paniyaram with above ingredients and also add 2 tsp Urad dal/Chana dal and fry it.