Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 10 Servings

Often struggle to offer a healthy snacking option to your family in the evening! Try making paniyarams! Paniyaram is a traditional south Indian snack, which could be made sweet or savory. Here’s the recipe for making the sweet versions using red rice.

Ingredients

• Whole grain raw red rice: ½ cup
• Fresh coconut:½ cup (grated)
• Jaggery powder:¼ cup
• Elaichi powder:A pinch
• Fresh coconut:¼ cup or less (cut intopieces)
• Cold pressed oil (Coconut oil is preferred)

Method

• Soak the rice overnight.
• Grind it with the grated fresh coconut.
• Add the jaggery powder and elaichi powder.
• Dry toast the coconut on a tava till fragrant.
• Add to the batter.
• Use an appam pan grease lightly with cold-pressed oil
• Drop spoonfuls of batter into each mould.
• Add little more cold-pressed oil and let it cook till golden brown.
• Turn over and let it cook on the other side. Add a few more drops of oil if necessary.
• Enjoy it warm.

Note: Please keep this for special occasions as it is grain-heavy and also higher in oil consumption. If your child is sick or has asthma, skin problems etc, this should be offered in lesser quantity.

Eating Guide:

• Food Guide: Grains
• Can be served as an evening snack.

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