Instant Rava Vegetable Paddu or Paniyaram Recipe

Rava Vegetable Paddu is a South Indian dish that is commonly prepared as a breakfast, snack, or lunch. It is also known as paniyaram in Tamilnadu and paddu in Karnataka. Other names includes appe, guliappa, and yeriyappa.

This dish is typically prepared with leftover idli or dosa batter, but this recipe is an instant version, which is quick and easy to make. In this recipe, we prepare the batter with sooji, or semolina, which avoids the hassle of soaking and grinding. The whole recipe takes less than 30 minutes to make, and it tastes great.

Adding curd, or yogurt, will give sourness to the batter and hasten the fermentation process when mixed with baking soda.

A paddu maker or appe pan is a unique pan with multiple small holes for cooking the paddu.

1. Soak rava in yogurt or curd. Add salt and finely chopped coriander leaves.
2. Mix without forming any lumps. Add baking soda and let sit for 15-30 minutes.
3. While you are waiting, chop all of the vegetables and set aside.
4. Add all chopped vegetables to the batter and mix. Add water if required. Batter should be thick but not runny.
5. Add red chili powder.
6. Grease paddu holes with a little oil. Fill each paddu hole with batter.
7. Cover the pan for a couple of minutes until the underside is cooked and golden brown in color.
8. Using a spoon, flip over each paddu, simmering and cooking on low heat until they turn golden brown.
9. Once both sides are cooked and crispy, remove from the mold and serve.

1. This recipe goes well with tomato chutney, coconut chutney, or even sambar.
2. Eno fruit salt can be used instead of baking soda.
3. You can use any vegetables of your choice like peas, beans, etc.
4. You can saute vegetables and use.
5. Cook on low flame; otherwise, the paddu will not cook from inside.
6. In order to make fluffy paddus, the batter should be thick, not runny.
7. Fill each paddu hole only 3/4 of the way up, as batter expands a little while cooking. If you fill with too much batter, it will overflow and make it difficult for you to flip.
8. Keeping a low flame will ensure the paddu cooks evenly inside.