Traditional Chettinad Sweet Paniyaram Recipe

Chettinad Sweet Paniyaram is a very popular n traditional recipe. Best for evening snacks with Hot Tea / Coffee. Usually, we make this sweet paniyaram  during lakshmi Pooja, Durga Pooja as Prasadam. Lets see the preparation.

Ingredients :

Raw Rice - 2 cups
Riped Banana - 1(Big)
Jaggery - 400 gm
Water - 1 cup
Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
Dry Ginger powder - 1/4 tsp
Coconut pieces - 2 tbsp
Black Sesame Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Crushed Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Ghee - 2 tbsp
Oil for frying Paniyaram
Salt - 1 pinch

Method :

Soak raw rice for 5-6 hours. Then grind it into between coarse to fine form. At last round of grinding, add chopped banana and grind it.

Collect the batter n keep it in a container.

Now heat a pan with jaggery n 1/2 cup of water. Bring to boil n switch-off jaggery, once completely jaggery melts. Strain the jaggery syrup n pour this syrup into the batter. Mix it well.

Heat a pan with ghee n roast coconut pieces until it turns to golden brown colour. Add this into the batter with salt n blend it well.

Keep it to ferment for 6-7 hours.

After fermentation, add cardamom powder, dry ginger powder, crushed cumin seeds, black sesame seeds n mix it well.

Heat a paniyaram mould with oil. Pour one tbsp of batter in each mould n fry on both sides until it turns to golden brown colour in a medium flame.

Tasty, Crunchy n Crispy Traditional Chettinad Sweet Paniyaram is ready to serve.

Serve Hot with Masala Tea.

Adjust the sweetness of jaggery according to your taste.

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