Paal paniyaram

Paal paniyaram

Paal paniyaram is an yummy dessert from chettinad cuisine that is made with a deep fried batter (prepared with  split black gram & raw rice ) dipped in a sugary coconut milk.

Ingredients
Uradal/split black gram     -1/2 cup
raw rice                            -1/2 cup
coconut milk                     - 2 cup
sugar                                 - 1/4 cup( to taste)
cardamom powder             -2pinch
salt                                  - little

preparation time:51/2 hours
Cooking time     :10-15 min
Waiting time     :45 min
Method

• Wash and soak rice and urad dhal for 4 to 5 hours.

• Add salt and grind it to a fine paste like a medhu vada batter. ( MUST:-just sprinkle the water little by little.Do not add too much water ).

• Heat oil in a pan for deep frying. Take small portions of the dough in your hand and drop it into oil. To avoid stickiness, apply oil in your fingers. Fry until lightly brown.

• Take bowl add coconut milk and add  sugar and cardamom powder. (you can add more/less sugar depending on your taste)Add the hot paniyarams to the milk and let it soak for 45 minutes.

• Serve the yummy paal paniyaram. 

Serves  4