Paniyaram fritters in curd (phalahari recipe)

• Servings: 3-4
• Preparation time: 15 minutes.
• Resting time: 30 minutes.
• Frying time: 5-6 minutes.
• Serving time: 2 minutes.
• Total time: 23 minutes.

The second form of Nav Durga is “Brahmacharini” worshiped on the second day of Navratri;

Today I have select the phalahari recipe Thali no.2 is also from south India, the Thali consists of phalahari Paniyaram, date and tamarind chutney, healthy cucumber and spinach drink and hot herbal drink.

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Ingredients:

For dough:

• Samba rice: 50 gm.
• Sendha namak (white rock salt): ½ teaspoon
• Ghee (Clarified butter): 2 teaspoon
• Bottle gourd: 50 gm.
• Walnut: 50 gm (30 gm for powder, 20 gm for slice).
• Almond: 5 no.
• Raisin: 15-20 no.
• Dry coconut: 2” piece
• Paneer: 30 gm.
• Green chilli: 2 no.
• Ginger: 2 “pieces

For serving:

• Curd (yogurt): 200 gm.
• Date-tamarind chutney: ¼ bowl
• Sugar: 1 teaspoon
• Sendha namak: ½ teaspoon
• Roasted cumin powder: 1 teaspoon
• Black pepper powder: as per taste

Preparation:

1. Grind the samba rice to prepare rice flour, keep aside.
2. Grind walnut to prepare walnut flour, keep aside.
3. Slice almond and walnut, keep aside.
4. Peel off bottle gourd and grate, keep aside.
5. Grind green chilli and ginger, make paste, and keep aside.
6. Take a mixing bowl put rice flour, walnut powder, and grated bottle gourd, make thick batter. Keep aside for half an hour, mix well and add Sendha namak, chopped Walnut, Almond, Rasin, Dry coconut , Paneer, Green chilli and ginger paste, now batter is ready to make Paniyaram fritters.

Method:

1. Pre heat Paniyaram pan and smear the Paniyaram cups with ghee, pour ladleful batter in the cavity, cover it; cook for 2-3 minutes on medium low flame.
2. Turn each Paniyaram with the wooden spoon or fork; cook 1-2 minutes on medium low flame turn once or twice if required for uniform cooking.
3. Remove it and serve it in plate/or transfer into casserole (If you don’t have Paniyaram pan then you may shallow fry or deep fry this )
4. Paniyaram fritters are ready to serve with curd and phalahari chutney (date – tamarind chutney).

How to serve:

1. Blend the curd into blending jar along with salt and sugar, arrange this Paniyaram fritters into serving dish, and pour chilled thick blended curd over them. Garnish with date-tamarind chutney, sprinkle rock salt, cumin powder over it.
2. Yummy and delicious! ‘Paniyaram fritters in curd’ is ready to serve on the occasion of Navratri.

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