Instant Paddu

Kuzhi paniyaram (Tamil) or Paddu/GuLiyappa/Yeriyappa (Kannada) or Gunta Ponganalu (Telugu) or Appe or is an Indian dish made by steaming batter using a mould.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup rava / semolina / sooji
• ¾ cup curd / yogurt
• Salt to taste
• ½ cup water
• 2 tsp oil
• 1 green chilli finely chopped
• ½ onion finely chopped
• Few curry leaves chopped
• Few coriander leaves finely chopped
• Pinch baking soda

Method: 

Step 1: In a large mixing bowl combine 1 cup rava, ¾ cup curd and ½ tsp salt,

Step 2: Mix well to form a paste without forming any lumps add little water if required.

 

Step 3: In a pan heat 2 tsp oil and saute 1 green chilli and ½ onion till onions shrink slightly.

Step 4: Transfer the roasted onions into prepared rava batter, also add  curry leaves, coriander leaves and combine well.

 Step 5: Rest for 20 minutes or untill rava absorbs water.

 Step 6: Furthermore add a pinch baking soda just before preparing paddu and  

 combine well.

 Step 7: Heat paddu pan and add add few drops of oil inside the holes.

 Step 8: Fill the holes with a spoon of sooji batter in each.

 

Step 9: Cover and simmer for a minute or untill appe gets cooked slightly. Once the base turns golden, flip it over to the other side using a spoon. Simmer further and cook on low heat until it turns golden browns.

Step 10: Serve instant rava paddu with chutney of your choice.