Beetroot and Walnut Paniyarams

Name: Beetroot and Walnut Paniyarams
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup sooji; 3/4 cup buttermilk; 1 small grated beetroot; 2-3 green chillies; to taste Salt; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 8-10 chopped walnuts; 2-3 tsp oil or ghee

Karan Tripathi (Food Fanatic) @karanfoodfanatic

New Delhi

Rava paniyarams or appe are one of my personal favorites for breakfast, and with winter veggies available in their utmost glory, I decided to give a earthy twist to my paniyarams with the addition of freshly grated beetroot and a nutty and crunchy twist with walnuts

Karan Tripathi (Food Fanatic) @karanfoodfanatic

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Ingredients

25 mins

2 servings

1 cupsooji
3/4 cupbuttermilk
1small grated beetroot
2-3green chillies
to tasteSalt
1/2 tspbaking soda
8-10chopped walnuts
2-3 tspoil or ghee

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Steps

25 mins

1

Combine sooji, salt and buttermilk in a bowl.
2

Add chopped green chilli and grated beetroot to it.
3

Add walnuts and baking soda and mix.
4

Let it rest for a few mins.
5

Pour the batter in the appe pan. Cover with lid and cook for 2-3 mins on low flame. Low flame is key to keep the colour intact.
6

Flip and cook on the other side on low flame.
7

Your puffy, red, healthy and crunchy appe are ready to be served.
8

Serve hot with coconut chutney.
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PS: In place of baking soda, you can even use fruit salt(eno).