Paneer kofta

I prepared this yummy paneer kofta when making Malai Kofta. After tasting some koftas, I felt it was a easy tea time snack. Infact that day we ate some Kofta just like that! I used the paniyaram pan, and it reduced oil usage significantly.

Ingredients:

Paneer grated – 200 grams

Pepper powder – 1/4 tsp

Cardamom powder – 1/4 tsp (Optional)

Cornstarch/ All purpose flour  – 2 tablespoon (I used all purpose flour)

Rice flour – 1 tsp

Sugar – 1/8 tsp (Optional)

Salt – as needed

Mixed nut – 2 tbsp (You can finely chop or use blender)

Method:

• Grate the paneer and mash it with hand. Add all purpose flour and rice flour, salt, pepper powder, sugar and cardamom powder

• Make a soft dough and divide into small portion  and stuff chopped nuts into each portion. Shape them into balls

• Take a Panniyaram pan and once the pan is hot, grease them with oil and place the balls. Cook till they are golden brown both sides

• Delicious easy and quick Kofta is ready. Serve it with ketchup

My Notes:

• Add cornflour/ all purpose flour if you think its not binded properly
• Instead of using paniyaram pan can also deep fry them or bake it in 350 degree Fahrenheit

 Taking this to Fiesta Friday 27 

Whole Moong Bean Paniyaram

When I was thinking what to prepare for breakfast next day, I saw a fresh pack of whole moong bean in the kitchen. Usually I do pesaruttu with whole moong bean for breakfast. Thought of doing something else this time, and my Tamilian roots thought about paniyaram. Previously I did Adai paniyaram with lentils and rice, this time wanted to skip rice.

Whole Moong Bean Paniyaram:

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Soaking Time : 4 hours | Cooking Time : 10 mins | Serves : 3

Recipe Category: Breakfast

Ingredients:

Whole Green Moong bean/Mung Bean –  1 cup

Toor dal – 1/4 cup

Channa dal – 2 tbsp

Onion – 1 finely chopped

Cumin Seeds – 1/4 tsp

Green Chilli – 1

Ginger – 1/4 tsp

Hing – a generous pinch

Oil – 2 tbsp

salt as needed

Method:

• Soak the three lentils together for about 4 hours (I soaked in warm water)
• Drain the water, and Grind into a coarse paste, along with green chillies, cumin seeds and ginger, by adding water
• Mix with onion, hing and salt. If required add some more water for the batter

• Heat the paniyaram pan. Add a little oil to each hole. Spoon the batter into the pan

• After one side is cooked well, turn the paniyaram and cook the other side. Serve with any chutney

 

My Notes:

• Instead of oil you can even use cooking spray
• If you do not have kuzhi paniyaram pan, you can deep fry them in oil or make dosage
• You can add any veggies of your choice
• Instead of green mong bean, yellow moong dal can also be used

 

 

 

Wheat Sweet Appam

Wheat Flour Sweet Appam (Godhumai Appam) is an instant appam recipe. Appam is a traditional sweet prepared using jaggery and wheat/rice flour. For many festivals, Amma cooks this at home. Generally Appam is deep fried, but to cut down oil I used the kuzhi paniyaram pan. Having a sweet tooth, I always wanted to eat sweets, and when it comes to jaggery sweets like appam I won’t have second thoughts. Easy tea time snack!

Wheat Sweet Appam

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 25 mins | Serves : 2

Recipe Category: Sweet

Ingredients:

Wheat flour – 1 cup

Jaggery/Brown sugar – 1/2 cup heaped (I used Jaggery)

Rice flour – 2 tbsp

Banana puree – 1 (from one banana)

Cardamom powder – 1/8 tsp

Milk – 1 tbsp (Optional)

Cooking soda – a small pinch

Salt – a pinch (optional)

Oil/Ghee – as needed (I used Ghee)

Method:

• Soak jaggery in warm water (till jaggery is immersed) for about 15 minutes till it melts. Add cardamom powder, banana puree and milk to the molten jaggery and filter to remove the impurities in jaggery. Keep it aside
• In a mixing bowl, add wheat flour, rice flour, salt and baking soda and mix well. Add wet ingredients (molten jaggery with banana) to it and mix well. If required, add water to make it to a pouring consistency and mix well without lumps

• Add ghee to the kuzhi panniyaram pan. Then spoon the batter into each hole. After one side is cooked well, turn the paniyarams and cook the other side

• Flip carefully and cook until it is done

My Notes:

• Banana gives a soft and spongy texture to the appams. You can also omit banana if you want crispy appams
• I have used banana puree, instead you can also use mashed banana
• You can deep fry the appams too. Take the batter using a deep curved ladle and drop it in preheated oil and fry till golden brown.
• You can even add grated coconut/coconut pieces to make it flavorful

Masala Paniyaram

During our childhood days, whenever we get bored of idli/dosa, kuzhi paniyaram  is an immediate alternative Amma prepares with idli/dosa batter. For preparing this dish, Kuzhi paniyaram  stand and left over idli/dosa batter is all that’s needed. I tried savory version. If you don’t have kuzhi paniyaram pan, try frying it in oil to enjoy quick snack 🙂 For a variation you can Aldo check Adai paniyaram

Masala Paniyaram (Savory Rice Ball):

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 10 mins | Serves : 3

Recipe Category: Breakfast

Ingredients:

Dosa/Idly batter – 2 cups

Idli Podi – 1 tsp

Finely chopped Onion – 1

Grated Carrots – 2

Hing – a generous pinch

Curry leaves – few, roughly chopped

Ginger – 1/8 tsp (optional)

Coriander leaves – Handful

Oil – to cook

Method

• Add onion, carrot, Idli podi, coriander leaves, curry leaves, hing and ginger to the Idli batter

• Heat the paniyaram pan. Add a little oil to each hole. Spoon the batter into the pan and cook for 2 minutes on one side

• After one side is cooked well, turn the paniyarams and cook the other side. Flip carefully and cook until it is done

• Serve with any chutney

My Notes:

• Green chilli can be used instead of Idli podi
• Can add 2 tbsp of wheat flour for a soft texture

Check my other recipes using Idli/Dosa Batter,

Idli Fry

Idli Upma

Kaima Idli

Masala Idli

Vegetable Waffle Dosai

Adai Paniyaram – Savory Lentils & Rice Balls

Adai paniyaram is a different version of Kuzhi Paniyaram. Normally we make masala paniyaram with left over idly batter, for a change I tried Panniyaram with leftover Adai batter for breakfast. Adai batter is a mixture of rice and various lentils with flavors of ginger and red chillies. With this batter we generally make Adai Dosai.

Adai Paniyaram:

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Soaking time: 4 hours | Cooking Time : 10 mins | Serves : 3

Recipe Category: Breakfast

Ingredients:

Boiled Rice (Boiled Rice used for making Idli/Dosa) – 1/4 cup

Raw Rice  – 1/4 cup

Moong dal –  1/4 cup

Toor dal – 1/4 cup

Channa dal – 1/8 cup

Onion – 1 finely chopped

Red chillies – 3

Curry leaves few

Ginger – 1/4 tsp

Coriander leaves a small bunch

Hing a generous pinch

Oil – 2 tbsp

salt as needed

Method:

• Soak the rice and the lentils together for about 3 hours
• Drain the water, and Grind into  course paste along with red chillies and ginger. Add required amount of water
• Mix with onion, coriander leaves, curry leaves, hing and salt.  Adjust the qty of water as needed
• Heat the paniyaram pan. Add a little oil to each hole. Spoon the batter into the pan

• After one side is cooked well, turn the paniyaram and cook the other side. Serve with any chutney / jaggery / aviyal

My Notes:

Instead of oil you can even use cooking spray