Paniyaram / spicy appam

Paniyaram at Deira Saravana bhavan

What can you do with leftover dosa batter. Paniyaram is the answer.

The sourness of the batter, crunchiness of the onion and spiciness of the chilli!

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You do need to use a special vessel - appa karai. This reduces the amount of oil and gives the dish an interesting round shape.

Ingredients:

For 1 cup of sour Dosa / idly batter:

(If your batter is not sour, add curd)

Onion - 1 small  (optional)

Green chilly - 2  

Ginger - 1 inch

Curry leaf - 5-6 

Coriander leaf - 1 tbsp 

I noticed that in Saravana Bhavan, Dubai, they use both chilly powder and turmeric powder in their batter and seemed to have omitted the onion. So really, the ingredients are yours to play with.

Why not add crushed pepper and jeera / cumin seeds?

Please see the photo at the very end.

Here I have chopped the onion, green chilli, ginger, curry leaf and coriander leaf and mixed to the batter.

Heat 1 tsp oil in each 'kuzhi' / hole of the appam vessel.

Fry spoonfuls. Turn over and cook both sides till done.

Serve hot with varieties of coconut chutney, tomato chutney and/or sambar.

Paniyaram at Deira Dubai Saravan Bhavan