Vellai Paniyaram( வெள்ளைப் பணியாரம் )

Let me start with a sweet recipe, Vellai Paniyaram......

Vellai paniyaram is a dish most Tamilians might have forgotten about but its a very delicious dish which I have enjoyed and have seen my father talk about it with a dreamy expression. A separate paniyara dish is available in the market which you can use to make paniyaram.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups  raw rice (பச்சரிசி ) 
• Half a cup black gram(உளுந்து )
• 2tsp coconut milk(தேங்காய் பால்)
• 1tsp sugar
• Salt to taste
• Oil as per need

Method:

• Soak rice and black gram for an hour separately.
• Grind rice and black gram to thick paste.
• Add salt, sugar, coconut milk and mix the contents well.
• Now heat the paniyaram dish for 3 minutes and put oil in the dish.
• Pour the mixed contents in to the paniyara dish for half the depth of the dish.
• Roast the paniyaram on both sides and serve hot.