Sweet Paniyaram

Ingredients:

• Idli rice - 1 cup
• Raw rice (pachai arisi) - 1 cup
• Urad dal - 1/4 cup
• Toor dal - 2 table spoons
• Salt - very little (to enhance the sweetness)
• Jaggery - 1 cup
• Methi or fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Cardamom powder - 1/4 teaspoon

Preparation method:

Soak both rice and urad dal with fenugreek seeds for 6-8 hours. Grind it to idli batter consistency. Add a little of salt, mix well and ferment it for 10-12 hours (best done overnight).Keep the powdered jaggery along with 1/2 cup of water and cardamom powder in the stove. Allow it to boil for 5 minutes. The jaggery should melt and boil it for 2 minutes. Add the jaggery sauce to the batter(similar to dosa batter).Take the paniyaram pan and gently rub or add some oil in all the holes. Pour a ladleful of batter in each hole, close and cook for 4-5 minutes. When done, turn to the other side using a spoon or paniyaram stick and cook for another 4-5 minutes. Repeat the process for the remaining batches. Enjoy the sweet paniyaram.