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Rava Kara Kuzhi Paniyaram Recipe-Sooji Vegetable Appe-Easy Snacks Recipes

June 17, 2016 by PadhuSankar 13 Comments

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If you are looking for some quick and easy appetizers/snacks, then these semolina savory paniyarams fit perfectly. Rava Kara Paniyaram is a very easy snack prepared with semolina. I have made it savory by adding sauteed onions, green chillies and ginger. It can be given to kids as an after school snack. You can also add grated carrot, beetroot or sweet corn to make it more healthy. It can be had as a light tiffin or as a tea time snack. Today we will learn how to make rava kara paniyaram following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.

Rava Kara Paniyaram

 

4.67 from 3 votes
Rava Paniyaram-Sooji Appe
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Rava Kara Paniyaram-Sooji Appe
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
 

Semolina or rava paniyaram is an easy snack prepared with rava and curd. It is perfect as a tea time snack. It can be had as a light breakfast.

Course: Snack
Cuisine: South Indian
Servings: 2 persons
Ingredients
Ingredients needed
  • 1/2 cup Rava/somolina/sooji
  • 1/4 cup Curd
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 inch Ginger (grated or finely chopped)
  • 1 Green chilli
  • 1/4 cup Grated carrot
  • 2 tbsp Coriander leaves (finely chopped)
  • 1/8 tsp Cooking soda or baking soda
  • Salt needed
  • Oil for making paniyarams
For the Seasoning
  • 2 tsp Oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 2 tsp Urad dal
  • 2 tsp Bengal gram dal/chana dal
  • Curry leaves (few tender ones)
Instructions
Preparations
  1. In a bowl, mix rava and curd together with a little water. Let it stand for 1 hour.


  2. Heat oil in a kadai/pan, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add urad dal and bengal gram dal (channa dal). When dal turns golden brown, add finely chopped onions, green chillies, ginger and saute until onions turn transparent.

  3. Add the onion mixture, grated carrot, coriander leaves, salt needed, cooking soda to the rava + curd mixture and mix well. Add needed water to get idli batter consistency.

Method to make paniyarams
  1. Heat a paniyaram pan /appe pan, add 1/4 - 1/2 tsp of oil inside the holes.

  2. Fill the cavities with the rava batter.

  3. Cook covered on low heat.

  4. When the sides starts leaving, flip it over to the other side using a spoon. Cook on low heat until it browns. You can flip 2-3 times and cook until it browns evenly on all the sides.

  5. Repeat the same process for the rest of the batter.

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

In case, if you have added more water to the batter, add 2 tsp of rice flour to the batter.

 

Preparation

In a bowl, mix rava and curd together with a little water. Let it stand for 1 hour.

how to make sooji appam

Heat oil in a kadai/pan, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add urad dal and bengal gram dal (channa dal). When dal turns golden brown, add finely chopped onions, green chillies, ginger and saute until onions turn transparent. Let it cool for a few minutes.

Rava Kara Kuzhi Paniyaram

Add the onion mixture, grated carrot, coriander leaves, salt needed, cooking soda to the rava + curd mixture and mix well. Add needed water to get idli batter consistency.

rava paniyaram batter

Method

Heat a paniyaram pan /appe pan, add 1/4 tsp of oil inside the holes.

Fill the cavities/holes with the sooji batter.

how to make kara rava appam

Cook covered on low heat. When the sides start to leave, flip it over to the other side using a spoon. Cook on low heat until it browns. You can flip 2-3 times and cook until it browns evenly on all the sides.

Sooji Appam

Repeat the same process for the rest of the batter.

Enjoy with tomato chutney or tomato ketchup or any chutney of your choice.

Check out more Rava Recipes and more Snacks Recipes.

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Comments

  1. koki

    June 17, 2016 at 12:43 pm

    Wow..thank you Padhu for the recipe!I usually add these to idli-dosa batter and make paniyarams if I ve surprise guests��

    Reply
  2. Alboni - Boni's Healthy Twists

    June 18, 2016 at 9:25 am

    Nice paniyarams !!!

    Reply
  3. Saroja sreenivasan

    June 19, 2016 at 3:48 am

    Tried rava paniyaram today, it is tasty and easy to prepare, as it doesn't require much pre-planning. Thank you for the recipe….

    Reply
  4. Grace Baby

    June 19, 2016 at 11:33 am

    Yummy, will try very soon.

    Reply
  5. Anu

    June 20, 2016 at 8:12 am

    Hi can I skip the soda? Bit reluctant to use soda for daily cooking…tnx anu

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      June 21, 2016 at 7:38 am

      Yes, you can but soda gives more softness.

      Reply
  6. sharmila pathy

    June 26, 2016 at 10:21 am

    nice panniyaram for easy and quick cooking

    Reply
  7. Deepika Vijay

    October 7, 2016 at 6:30 am

    Very nice I tried it's yummy

    Reply
  8. priya nataraj

    December 25, 2016 at 12:13 pm

    nice

    Reply
  9. Aarti Iyer

    June 6, 2017 at 3:28 pm

    What can I substitute for Curd and make this vegan?

    Reply
  10. Unknown

    October 25, 2017 at 2:19 pm

    It's very tasty. I just tried with a small quantity. Very nice and easy. Could you post some cake recipes with rava

    Reply
  11. DA

    February 17, 2021 at 1:14 pm

    Hi do we have to make the panniyarams immediately after adding baking soda? What If I’m making in two batches..

    Reply
    • PadhuSankar

      February 21, 2021 at 11:27 am

      You can make two batches one after the other. No problem.

      Reply
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