Mushroom Paniyaram | Mushroom Kuzhi Paniyaram
Lunch Box special, kid-friendly Tamil Nadu Delicacy - mild and delicate, protein rich Mushroom Paniyaram.
Servings: 4
Calories: 264kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups Idli/Dosa batter
- 5 oz Brown Bella Mushrooms
- ½ cup Chopped Onion
- 1 tbsp Chopped Cilantro
- 5-7 Curry leaves
- 2 tsps Oil+ required oil/ghee for preparing paniyarams
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tsp Urad Dal
- 1 tsp Channa Dal
- ½ tsp Garam masala
- ½ tsp Dagad phool powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Pepper powder
Instructions
Prep - Work
- Clean and chop the bella mushrooms finely.
- Chop the onion, cilantro and set aside.
- Make sure you the idli/dosa batter is at room temperature.
Preparing the Mushroom Masala
- Heat the kadai and add oil.
- Once the oil is hot, add the mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal and curry leaves.
- As the mustard seeds, start to splutter, add the chopped onions and cook until translucent.
- Then add the chopped mushroom and all the spice powders (garam masala, pepper powder, dagad phool powder) and salt.
- Mix it well and cover and cook for two minutes. Do not add water, as mushroom oozes out water.
- Then remove the lid and cook until all the water evaporates.
- Finally, add the chopped cilantro and mix well.
- Let this mix cool a bit.
Preparing the Paniyarams
- Add the prepared mushroom masala to the paniyaram batter and mix well.
- Heat the appe/paniyaram pan and add oil to each mold.
- Once it is hot, fill ¾ of the mold with the mushroom masala batter and let it cook for a minute.
- Using the paniyaram stick, flip the paniyarams and let it cook for 45 seconds to 1 minute.
- Then carefully remove it from appe pan. Prepare paniyarams in a similar way with the remaining batter.
- Serve hot with chutney or with ketchup. ;-)
Notes
- I did not add any red chili powder. If required and if your kid likes the spicy flavor, add a green chili or red chili powder as per your preference.
- Dagad Phool Powder adds a subtle flavor, but if you cannot source it, add more garam masala.
- Adjust the salt and spice as per your preference.
- This paniyaram takes a bit longer to cook when compared to the regular paniyaram. After flipping and after 45 secs, you can insert a toothpick to check if it's cooked.
- I used brown bella mushrooms, but you can use white also.
Nutrition
Calories: 264kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 735mg | Potassium: 188mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 151IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg