Paddu

Paddu or Paniyaram as it is called in different regions is one quick fix which can be made as a evening snack or for breakfast. I made it for a potluck party as appetizer once. I remember mom used to make these with evening tea on the days dosas were for breakfast. It tastes even better with sour dosa batter! (fermented for more than a day). Gorge on them right out of the pan!

Here are the ingredients -
3 cups Left over Dosa batter 
1 big Onion, finely chopped
3-4 Green chillies chopped
1/2 cup of chopped Coconut pieces 
(substitute with a tbsp of grated fresh coconut)
1 tsp Rice flour
5 sprigs of Cilantro chopped
A few Curry leaves chopped 
Oil


Method -
1. Mix all the ingredients to the dosa batter. Make sure the rice flour is mixed well into the batter with no lumps. This is added to give a nice golden colour to the paddus. 
2. Heat the Paddu pan, and add a couple drops of oil in all holes.
3. Spoon the batter into each one of those about 3/4ths full. 
4. Add a few drops of oil on the batter in each hole and cover the pan with a lid.
5. Make sure the heat is on medium-high. 
6. After 2 mins or when they have a beautiful golden colour on them, turn the paddus over with a fork and let the other side cook, this time uncovered.
7. Once the other side is brown and crisp, take them out on paper towels.
8. Serve hot with coconut chutney or tomato chutney.