Thinai Sweet Paniyaram

#ThinaiInippuKuzhiPaniyaram #FoxtailMilletSweetPaniyaram : #Thinai is known as #Foxtailmillet in English. Other names of foxtail millet Italian millet, German millet, Chinese millet and Hungarian millet. Thinai has been consumed in the form of gruel by Tamils since time immemorial.
Thinai grains have to be powdered in a mixer grinder.
If thinai flour is available then it can be used directly.

Pre planning            : 1/2 hour
Preparation time     : 15 to 20 minutes
Cooking time          :  7 - 9 mins
No. of paniyaram    : 7 -8 approx.

Tamil : Thinai
English : Foxtail millet or Italian millet

Ingredients :
1/4 cup                              Thinai
1/4 cup                              oats soft
1/4 cup                              Rice flour
1/4 cup                              Coconut scraping
1/4 Tsp                             Cardamom and nutmeg powder
1/4 cup                             Jaggery
1 Tsp                               Gingelly oil [ Till/Sesame oil ]
1 pinch                             Salt
1 pinch                             Cooking soda

oil and ghee to make paniyaram.

Method :
Grind thinai into a nice powder using mixer grinder.
Dissolve jaggery in hot water and filter through a tea filter.
Let it cool down to room temperature.
Combine all the given ingredients except cooking soda in a vessel.
Mix well with a ladle adding jaggery mixed water.
The batter should be like that of idly batter [ idli maavu ].
Let it stand for half an hour.

Then heat kuzhi paniyara kal/pan on medium heat.
Mix a small quantity of gingelly oil and ghee in a small bowl.
Add drops of this oil-ghee mix in each pit of the paniyara kal.
Now dissolve cooking soda with 1 Tsp of water and add to the batter. Mix well.
When the kal becomes hot, half fill each pit with batter.

Sprinkle few drops of oil-ghee mix over and along the sides of each paniyaram.
Flip each one using a spoon when edges of paniyaram becomes golden color.
Cook well and transfer into a serving bowl.

Tasty yummy sweet paniyaram is ready.

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