Sweet Corn Khara Panniyaram

If you are bored of eating idli / dosa, try making this. You will definitely love this dish. My mom used to spice this up by adding onion, ginger and green chillies. My hubby is not a big fan of ginger flavor. So, I do not add ginger in making this. They are crispy from outside and soft from inside.
Here I made khara panniyarams by adding onion, green chillies and mainly sweet corn. Adding sweet corn gives a unique flavor to your panniyarams. Once I prepared this for my hubby's clients and they totally loved it.

Ingredients

• Idli / Dosa batter - 2 cups
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Urad dal - 1 tblspn
• Channa dal - 1 tblspn
• Green chillies - 2 , finely chopped
• Curry leaves - 1 spring, finely chopped
• Onion - 1, finely chopped
• Salt - as per taste
• Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp (powder)
• Boiled sweet corn kernals - 1/2 cup
• Coriander leaves - 1 tblspn, finely chopped
• Oil - to prepare panniyarams

 

Method

• Heat oil in a pan and crackle mustard seeds. When it splutters, add channa dal, urad dal and asafoetida.
• When the lentils become golden brown, add green chillies, curry leaves, onion and salt. Saute until onion becomes translucent.
• Now, add the sweet corn kernals and fry for 2 minutes. Add coriander leaves and turn off the heat.
• Add this in to the dosa / idli batter and mix well.
• Heat your appe pan. 1st keep the heat in high. Once it is very hot, change the heat to medium-low.
• Pour 2 - 3 drops of oil in each of the cavities of your appe pan.
• Fill each cavities with the batter. Make sure fill it just 3/4th.
• Cover and cook for few minutes. You can see the bottom part is crispy.
• Turn carefully with a skewer or spoon and let the other side also get cooked. Add 1/4 tsp of oil in each cavity.
• Do not cover and cook at this stage. Flip again and cook if you need it a little more crispy. When they are golden from all the sides, transfer it to a hot case box, so that it will remain hot until you are done with the next batches.
• Serve along with any chutneys / idli podi