Kavuni Arisi Paniyaram Recipe (Black Rice Paniyaram Recipe)
A deliciously sweet paniyaram recipe with the goodness of Black Rice and Palm Jaggery for your breakfast or tea time snacks.
Kavuni Arisi Paniyaram or Black Rice Paniyaram is a traditional Chettinad snack recipe made with Kavuni Arisi and Karupatti/Palm Jaggery. Kavuni arisi is a super rich grain that is loaded with antioxidants. The combination of Black Rice and Karupatti/Palm Jaggery makes the Paniyaram healthy and nutritious.
Did you know : Black Rice or Kavuni Arisi is cultivated in northeastern and southern parts in India. Black rice also known as Forbidden Rice is a deep coloured because of the presence of a powerful antioxidant called anthocyanin making this variety of rice the revered amongst all rice varieties. It is difficult to cultivate as the yield is low but because of its nutrient dense properties, it has gained popularity to the level of a superfood. Black rice has been popular in Asia for thousands of years but has been kept out of reach of common folks, only being made available to royalty. In this age, black rice is available in any specialty food stores, so please go ahead and include black rice in your diet to take advantage of all the nutrition it can offer.
Serve Kavuni Arisi Paniyaram at breakfast or at tea time as healthy snack along with a hot cup of Ginger Tea. You can also serve as a side dish along with your South Indian Meal of Mixed Vegetable Sambar, Chow Chow Thoran and Steamed Rice.
If you like this recipe, here are some more Black Rice Recipes:
- Chak-Hao Amubi Recipe (Black Rice Pudding)
- Balinese Black Rice Pudding Recipe
- Black Rice, Barley & Flax Seeds Congee Recipe
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10 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup Black Rice
- 6 tablespoons Palm jaggery , powdered
- 2 tablespoons Whole Wheat Flour
- Health Mix , (optional), as required
- Oil , for frying in paniyaram pan
How to make Kavuni Arisi Paniyaram Recipe (Black Rice Paniyaram Recipe)
To begin making Kavuni Arisi Paniyaram, wash and soak the rice in enough water for about 4 hours. Once done, drain the rice from water and add it to a mixer.
Add 1/2 a cup or required amount of drained water to the rice and grind into smooth batter.
Transfer the batter into a mixing bowl and add wheat flour and powdered palm and powered palm jaggery to it. You can also add 2-3 tablespoons of health mix or sathu maavu to the mixture, this step is optional.
Mix everything together into dosa batter consistency.
Heat a paniyaram pan adding required amount of oil. Once the pan is hot, ladle the batter into all holes and cook in medium flame until golden. Put the lid of the pan on so that the paniyarams cook/steam.
Open the lid in intervals of a 30 seconds to check if the paniyarams are cooked. Now, flip to the other side using a spoon and cook for 2-3 minutes until golden on all sides. Remove from pan and repeat for remaining batter.
The healthy and tasty Kavuni Arisi Karupatti Paniyaram is ready.
Serve Kavuni Arisi Paniyaram at breakfast or at tea time as healthy snack along with a hot cup of Ginger Tea. You can also serve as a side dish along with your South Indian Meal of Mixed Vegetable Sambar, Chow Chow Thoran and Steamed Rice.
