Oats and Lentil Paniyaram

Paniyaram is appe in Tamil. Appes are basically a South Indian snack or breakfast dish. It is healthy because it is made in an appam pan, does not need much oil and has the goodness of lentils and oats.

Prep Time: 8 hrs

Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup Oats

• 1/4 cup Tur dal

• 1/4 cup Chana dal

• 1 tbsp Urad dal

• 1 tbsp Moong dal

• Salt, to taste

• 1 inch Ginger

• 4 Green chillies

• 1 tsp Fennel seeds

• 1 small Finely chopped onions

• 3 tbsp Finely chopped coriander leaves

• Oil, for cooking

Instructions

1. Soak the dals for 3 hours

2. In a blender add oats, green chillies, fennel, ginger and grind to a coarse powder, keep aside

3. Add the dals with very little water and grind to a paste

4. Mix with this with the oats mixture, add water and make it to a pouring consistency

5. Add chopped onions, coriander leaves, salt and mix well

6. In an appe pan, add 1 tsp oil in all the slots

7. Fill the slot with the batter, cover and cook both sides on low flame till crispy

8. Serve hot with coconut chutney