Home-Style Kuzhi Paniyaram
- 50 min
- mild
- Serves 4
- 13 people cooked this
Kuzhi paniyaram: dosa batter mixed with a tempering of mustard, curry leaves, onion and carrot, cooked in a paniyaram pan. Mild, serves 4, 50 minutes, video.
Good for: Rainy Day
Ingredients
Oil5 tbsp
Mustard Seeds1 tsp
Curry leaves1 sprigs
Green Chilli, Finely Chopped2
Black Peppercorns1 tsp
Onion, Finely Chopped2
Asafoetida¼ tsp
Carrot, Grated1½
Idli Dosa BatterSee how to make it4 cup
Salt2 tsp
Contains: wheat.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 4 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 438kcal | 1752kcal |
| Protein | 8g | 32g |
| Carbohydrate | 53g | 211g |
| Fat | 21g | 85g |
| Fibre | 4.6g | 18g |
| Sugar | 3.3g | 13g |
Cookd masalas for idli dosa batter
Method
Heat oil in a pan, add mustard, curry leaves, green chillies, black peppercorn and let it crackle.
Add onions and cook till it turns translucent.
Add asafoetida and mix it well.
Add the grated carrots and cook it till it turns soft. Mix it well and keep it aside.
Add 4 cups of dosa/idli batter to a bowl. Add the onion carrot mixture and mix it till it all evenly combines.
Add Salt, mix it well.
Heat a paniyaram pan. Add oil into every cavity.Then gently spoon the batter into every cavity.
Cook it for 4 minutes on a low flame till it turns golden brown. Use a skewer to slowly turn over the paniyaram and cook it for another 4 minutes.
Take the paniyaram off the pan. Arrange it on a plate. Serve it hot with coconut or tomato chutney.
Before you start
- How long does Home-Style Kuzhi Paniyaram take?
- 50 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 40 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Home-Style Kuzhi Paniyaram serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Home-Style Kuzhi Paniyaram vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Home-Style Kuzhi Paniyaram spicy?
- It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Home-Style Kuzhi Paniyaram?
- 4 cup Idli Dosa Batter, 2 Onion, 2 Green Chilli, 1½ Carrot, 2 tbsp Oil, 1 tsp Mustard Seeds, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Home-Style Kuzhi Paniyaram?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Home-Style Kuzhi Paniyaram?
- About 438 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
3 notes- M
Mercy kOctober 2026
Tried very well yummy........

- E
EshwarOctober 2026
Made it

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DDMarch 2023
it was awesome

