Moreappam/Kuzhi paniyaram

Moreappam is an excellent snack that is made of sour dosa batter that is 5 to 6 days old.When the dosa batter gets sour after a week ,it can be transformed into an yummy snack with little tadka and sour curd/buttermilk.You need a special vessel and spatula as shown in the pics below.

Ingredients:

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• Old dosa batter -
• Sour curd/buttermilk - 2 to 3 tbsp or 1/4 glass
• Coconut gratings - 1 tbsp
• Ginger,finely chopped - 1/2 tbsp
• Green chillies ,finely chopped - 2 to 3
• Curry leaves - a spring
• Onion,finely chopped - 1 (Optional)
• Salt - 1/4 tsp
• Oil - for frying and tadka
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Chana dal - 1 to 2 tsp
• asafoetida powder - 1/4 tsp

Method:

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Batter:

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• Add salt,ginger,green chillies,onions,curry leaves to the batter.
• Add little curd/butter milk to the batter.Make sure the consistency remains the same after mixing well with the above ingredients.
• Heat the kuzhi paniyaram vessel on a medium flame.(Apply oil to the holes if its not non-stick).
• Add oil into each hole,such that only 1/4th of the hole is filled with oil.

• When the oil is hot,Pour half a laddle of batter into each hole as shown below.Do not pour excess batter as it may overflow.

• Allow it to get cooked.This may take 5 to 8 min.
• Now using the pointed spatula,turn over the moreappams to the other side and leave for 3 to 5 min.

• Again turn over to other side and leave for 3 min to get roasted.After getting roasted,it will look as shown below.

• Check the video below to see how to turn over and take away the moreappams with the spatula.
• Place them on a tissue paper to absorb excess oil .Do not serve too hot.
• Serve with onion chutney.