paddu

Paddu(Kannada), appe(Konkani), ponganalu (Telugu), paniyaram(Tamil), unniyappam(Malayalam), is one very popular dish in South India. To make this we require a special paddu tava (Appe Kavli). I usually make this with left over dosa batter, when my husband son and refuse to eat dosa for the second day.

paddu tava is available in different shapes like stars and crescents instead of only circles. So this makes breakfast exciting for kids.

Ingredients: 1cup dosa rice
                    1/4cup urad dal
                    1tsp methi seeds
                    1cup onion finely chopped
                    3green chillies finely chopped
                    1/2cup coriander leaves finely chopped
                    2tsp cumin seeds
                    1tsp salt
                    a pinch of cooking soda
                    1/2tsp sugar
                    4-5tsp oil

Method: 1)soak the rice and dal separately for 5-6hours. grind them separately and mix together to
                  form a thin and smooth batter. allow the batter to ferment.
               2)heat 2sp oil in a pan add cumin seeds, when they splutter add onions and green chillies
                  and fry them till the onion turns pink. allow it to cool and add it to the fermented batter
                  along with the coriander leaves, salt,sugar and cooking soda.
               3)heat the paddu tava and grease all the moulds with little oil and pour the batter to all the
                  moulds, for better results pour the batter till 3/4 of the mould. cook on both the sides till
                  the paddu's turn golden brown. serve hot with coconut chutney.