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Masala Panniyaaram- chettinaad special

Masala Panniyaram is a Chettinaad Special snack which can be prepared for any festivals like Diwali, or even as an evening snack.


Ingredients needed: 1/2 cup - raw rice 1/4 cup - urad dal Onion - 1/4 cup chopped Curry leaves - few Green chillies - 5 to 7 as per taste Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Salt - to taste Oil - for deep frying
Method of Preparation:
1. Soak rice and urad dal together in water for 2 hours.
  2. Grind it in grinder or mixie into a vada batter's consistency.
  3. In a pan , add 1 tbsp oil and add mustard seeds, chopped onion, green chillies, curry leaves and saute till the onion is transparent. 
 4. Now, add this and salt to the batter and mix.
 5. Take a large spoon and spoon in the batter into the oil. Alternatively, you can also use your hand     
     and make balls and then put in the oil.
 6. Fry them into golden colour and place on a tissue so that the excess oil is absorbed.
 7. Serve with pudina chutney , coconut chutney or tomato chutney . But they are very tasty even
     without any side dish.



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