Spread the Joy!
This is healthy paniyaram which can be made in minutes. Plus it is really healthy. I made this with ragi flour and wheat flour. First i thought of adding curd in this, then i left that plan and made it with normal water. For softness i added some baking soda. The paniyaram turned out soft and it had a little chewyness which ragi would normally have. For more health benefits i added some spinach too.
I hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time :3 to 4 mins per batch + 10 mins for cooking spinach
Serves : 3 to 4
Ingredients:
Ragi Flour / Finger Millet Flour – 1 cup
Wheat Flour – 1/2 cup
Baking Soda / Cooking Soda – 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil – 1 tblspn + for frying
Mustard Seeds / Kaduku – 1 tsp
Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi – a pinch
Curry Leaves a sprig
Shallots / Sambar Onion./ Chinna Ulli – 5 sliced thinly
Green Chillies – 2 chopped finely
Spinach – 2 cups chopped finely (You can use any spinach)
Water as needed
Method:
Heat oil in a pan, add in mustard seeds, asafoetida, shallots, curry leaves, green chillies in it and saute for a min.
Add in spinach and saute it for 7 to 8 mins till raw smell leaves from it.
Now take wheat flour, ragi, salt, baking soda in a bowl. Add the spinach mix.
Add in water and mix well to a little thick batter.
Let it sit for 30 mins.
Heat a paniyaram pan with some oil.
Pour spoonful of batter in each paniyaram. Cook for 2 mins till the bottom is crisped up. Flip over and cook for 2 more mins.
Remove it and serve hot with any chutney.
Pictorial:
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Add mustard to oil..I used yellow mustard |
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| add in asafoetida |
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| add in shallots, chillies and curry leaves |
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| saute for a min |
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| add in chopped spinach leaves |
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| saute well till the raw smell leaves away |
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| Take ragi and wheat flour in a bowl |
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| add in baking soda |
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| salt |
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| sauted spinach |
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| pour water |
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| make it into a batter |
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| cover it and let it sit for 30 mins |
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| now it is done |
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| heat some oil in paniyaram pan |
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| drop spoonfuls of batter in |
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| once the bottom turn golden, flip over |
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| cook for few more mins |
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| done |
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| serve |
Spread the Joy!
Hey Aarthi …..love your recipes…. im a regular follower of your blog…..
Plz do let me know if this recipe can be done without the soda part.Would love to make this for my 1yr of baby gal.
@Rajiadding soda will make it fluffier. if u skip that then it will be dense
Hi.can we use ENO instead of baking soda
@sujitha ponnusamyyes u can
Beautiful!!!!