Curry Leaves Veg Cheese Paniyaram

Preparation:15 mins
Cook: 10 mins
Total Time: 25 mins
Servings: Makes 15 paniyarams

Ingredients

2 cups dosa batter
2 handful curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 onion , finely chopped
1 carrot , grated
1/4 cup green peas
1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1/2 tsp urad dal (split black lentils)
1 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 tsp black peppercorns (kalimirch)
3 cheese slices
2 tbsp oil
ghee
salt to taste

Method

Wash and grind the curry leaves with jeera and black pepper to a smooth paste and mix well with the dosa batter.In a pan, heat oil and add mustard seeds followed by urad dal.Add the chopped onions, grated carrot and green peas.Add red chilli powder with little salt and mix everything well ans saute for a few minutes.Add this mixture to the dosa batter, mix well.Cut the cheese slices into small squares. ( From 1 slice of cheese, we can get 5 small pieces)Grease the paniyaram pan with ghee and heat it.Once the pan is hot, add the dosa batter in the moulds. In each mould, insert 1 cheese piece inside the batter and close the pan with the lid. Let it cook for few minutes.After few minutes, flip the paniyarams to the other side and cook for few more minutes with the lid closed.Open the lid, take out the paniyarams and serve hot with any chutney.