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    Home » Breakfast / Tiffins » Morappam | Kuzhi Paniyaaram

    Morappam | Kuzhi Paniyaaram

    Posted on April 16, 2018 · Last Updated on August 14, 2019 · By Srividhya G · 35 Comments

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    Do you love paniyaram/savory appe? Then here comes a must-to-try recipe. Morappam | Kuzhi Paniyaaram – Palakkad fame savory appe loaded with coconut and onion, prepared with the unique mix of rice, urad dal and channa dal batter. Even though this filling paniyaaram is a famous evening tiffin, you can fit this in your breakfast or lunch meal plan. Now let’s learn how to prepare the morappam batter from scratch and different variations.

    Mor + appam is morappam. It is savory appe or paniyaaram prepared with sour buttermilk or yogurt. This is very popular in Kerala, especially the Palakkad region. I think Kalyani posted this recipe during the last BM. When I was running out of lunch box ideas, her recipe came to rescue me.  I tried her version but with slight variations and it was a huge hit. From then on, morappam is one of our staple lunch box recipes. Wondering what kept me from posting it?Last year, we decided to ditch all the non-stick cookware, and we did that successfully. Now I use copperware, iron skillets and pans and our traditional steel vessels.  I had to let go of my non-stick paniyaaram pan also, and it was quite hard to find the replacement. The soapstone pans were very costly here in the US, so I decided to wait until my next India trip.Kiddo loves paniyaaram, and last year, in the lunchbox series, I posted the Mushroom Paniyaaram. We all were craving for some paniyaarams. But without the pan, I couldn’t prepare anything. Luckily, I came across this Cast Iron Aebleskiver on Amazon, and without any second thought, I ordered it.  Guess what I prepared first, this morappam. I had some mushroom recipe for the alphabet M, but I moved it to draft and here comes the Morappam recipe for M. :-)

    Morappam | Kuzhi Paniyaaram

    Morappam | Kuzhi Paniyaaram – Palakkad fame savory appe loaded with coconut and onion, prepared with the unique mix of rice, urad dal and channa dal batter.

    Ingredients:

    • For the Batter:
    • Raw Rice – 1.5 cups
    • Urad Dal – ½ cup
    • Channa Dal – ¼ cup
    • Aval / Poha / Flattened Rice – 2 tbsps
    • Salt – 1.5 tsps
    • Water – 1 to 1.5 cups
    • Other Ingredients:
    • Grated Coconut – 2 tbsps
    • Finely Chopped Onion – 2 tbsps
    • Finely Chopped Cilantro – 2 tbsps
    • Green Chili – 2
    • Yogurt – ¼ cup
    • Salt – ½ tsp
    • Oil – 1 tsp for tempering + as required for making the morappams
    • Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
    • Curry Leaves – 5
    • Hing – ½ tsp

    Prep – Work:

    • Chop all the required veggies including chili and set aside.
    • Tear the curry leaves into small pieces.

    Preparing the Morappam Batter:

    • Soak 1.5 cups of raw rice, ½ cup urad dal, ¼ channa dal, 2 tbsps of poha for 3 to 5 hours.

    • Wet grind the rice and lentil mixture into a smooth batter.

    • Add salt and set it aside. As we add yogurt or buttermilk, fermentation is not required but no harm in fermenting. As it’s hard for me to prepare the batter in the morning, I usually make it in the night and set it aside.

    Tempering:

    • Add the yogurt, chopped onion, cilantro, grated coconut, chopped green chili, curry leaves broken into small pieces.
    • In a tempering pan, add oil. Once the oil is hot, add the mustard seeds and hing. When they splutter add it to the batter.

    • Mix them and if required add ¼ cup of water. The batter consistency should be in between idli and dosa batter consistency. Instead of water, you can add buttermilk too.

    Preparing the Morappams:

    • Heat the appe/paniyaram pan and grease each mold with oil.
    • Once it is hot, fill ¾ of the mold with the batter and let it cook for a minute and a half. (see notes for cooking time)

    • Using the paniyaram stick, flip the paniyarams and let it cook for 45 seconds to 1 minute.

    • Then carefully remove it from appe pan. Similarly, prepare morappams with the remaining batter.
    • Serve hot with chutney or with ketchup. :-)

    Notes:

    • Morappam takes comparatively longer time to cook than regular kuzhi paniyaaram. Also, it was the first time on cast iron; it took me some additional time as well. Usually, when the bottom side is done, the edge will come out automatically. You can flip the morappams then.
    • As I mentioned before, you don’t need to ferment this batter. You can add sour buttermilk or yogurt and prepare them.
    • If using buttermilk, be careful with adding water while grinding.
    • Adjust salt and spice, as per your preference.
    • Instead of preparing in an appe pan, you can fry them as well. I came across few fried morappam recipes as well.
    • Onion is not mandatory. I have prepared with and without onion.

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    Morappam | Kuzhi Paniyaaram

    Morappam | Kuzhi Paniyaaram - Palakkad fame savory appe loaded with coconut and onion, prepared with the unique mix of rice, urad dal and channa dal batter.
    Prep Time5 hrs
    Cook Time30 mins
    Soaking Time5 hrs
    Total Time5 hrs 30 mins
    Course: Appetizer, Snack, tiffin
    Cuisine: Palakkad, South Indian
    Calories:
    Author: Srividhya G

    Ingredients

    For the Batter:

    • Raw Rice - 1.5 cups
    • Urad Dal - ½ cup
    • Channa Dal - ¼ cup
    • Aval / Poha / Flattened Rice - 2 tbsps
    • Salt - 1.5 tsps
    • Water - 1 to 1.5 cups

    Other Ingredients:

    • Grated Coconut - 2 tbsps
    • Finely Chopped Onion - 2 tbsps
    • Finely Chopped Cilantro - 2 tbsps
    • Green Chili - 2
    • Yogurt - ¼ cup
    • Salt - ½ tsp
    • Oil - 1 tsp for tempering + as required for making the morappams
    • Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
    • Curry Leaves - 5
    • Hing - ½ tsp

    Instructions

    Prep - Work:

    • Chop all the required veggies including chili and set aside.
    • Tear the curry leaves into small pieces.

    Preparing the Morappam Batter:

    • Soak 1.5 cups of raw rice, ½ cup urad dal, ¼ channa dal, 2 tbsps of poha for 3 to 5 hours.
    • Wet grind the rice and lentil mixture into a smooth batter.
    • Add salt and set it aside. As we add yogurt or buttermilk, fermentation is not required but no harm in fermenting. As it's hard for me to prepare the batter in the morning, I usually make it in the night and set it aside.

    Tempering:

    • Add the yogurt, chopped onion, cilantro, grated coconut, chopped green chili, curry leaves broken into small pieces.
    • In a tempering pan, add oil. Once the oil is hot, add the mustard seeds and hing. When they splutter add it to the batter.
    • Mix them and if required add ¼ cup of water. The batter consistency should be in between idli and dosa batter consistency. Instead of water, you can add buttermilk too.

    Preparing the Morappams:

    • Heat the appe/paniyaram pan and grease each mold with oil.
    • Once it is hot, fill ¾ of the mold with the batter and let it cook for a minute and a half. (see notes for cooking time)
    • Using the paniyaram stick, flip the paniyarams and let it cook for 45 seconds to 1 minute.
    • Then carefully remove it from appe pan. Prepare morappams in a similar way with the remaining batter.
    • Serve hot with chutney or with ketchup. :-)

    Notes

    • Morappam takes comparatively longer time to cook than regular kuzhi paniyaaram. Also, it was the first time on cast iron; it took me some additional time as well. Usually, when the bottom side is done, the edge will come out automatically. You can flip the morappams then.
    • As I mentioned before, you don't need to ferment this batter. You can add sour buttermilk or yogurt and prepare morappams.
    • If using buttermilk, be careful with adding water while grinding.
    • Adjust salt and spice, as per your preference. Instead of preparing in an appe pan, you can fry them as well. I came across few fried morappam recipes as well.
    • Onion is not mandatory. I have prepared with and without onion.

    I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.

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    1. preeti garg says

      June 19, 2018 at 12:52 pm

      These paniyaram looks so cute.. perfect for lunchbox meal. Awesome recipe.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        June 19, 2018 at 9:13 pm

        Thank you.

        Reply
    2. preeti garg says

      June 19, 2018 at 12:50 pm

      These paniyaram looks so cute.. perfect for lunchbox meal.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        June 19, 2018 at 9:14 pm

        Thanks.

        Reply
    3. Padmajha PJ says

      June 19, 2018 at 6:18 am

      5 stars
      Kuzhipaniyaram is a family favorite and I make it whenever I have some extra dosa batter. I came to know about this version through a cookbook and we loved that one too. So nice that kiddo likes to take this for lunch!

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        June 19, 2018 at 9:32 pm

        Thanks, PJ. :-) Paniyaaram is one lifesaver for me.

        Reply
    4. Suma Gandlur says

      June 12, 2018 at 8:32 pm

      This paniyaram is really an interesting one. My mother uses yogurt to grind the batter but I did not know there is aversion where the yogurt was added later.
      I love all varieties of paniyaram and will remember to try your version sooner.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        June 13, 2018 at 8:40 am

        I agree, there are different varieties of paniyaaram na. :-)

        Reply
    5. Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

      May 21, 2018 at 9:00 pm

      5 stars
      Kuzhi paniyaram is a regular in our lunch boxes as well. The kids love it as it is easy to eat. I like this batter and will definitely try to make this next time.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        May 22, 2018 at 9:56 am

        Thanks, Sandhya. Agree about the kuzhi paniyaram. :-)

        Reply
    6. manjulabharathkumar2016 says

      May 08, 2018 at 9:47 am

      5 stars
      Wah re wah what am amazing appam with Mor, looks so tempting vidhya !! I love paniyarams a lot actually coincidence is we just had paniyaram for breakfast today but this paniyaram are still tempting me badly !! Such amazing flavor of coconut with this buttermilk paniyaram I can just smell them here :D vaai urrudhe !!

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        May 08, 2018 at 11:27 am

        :-) We love paniyaarams too. Thanks, Manjula.

        Reply
    7. Mayuri Patel says

      May 01, 2018 at 1:40 pm

      Making this paniyaram with sour yogurt is interesting. I love paniyaram. Quite different from the paniyarams I’ve made so far.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        May 01, 2018 at 2:28 pm

        Yeah, that’s the key ingredient here. :-) Thanks Mayuri.

        Reply
    8. Srivalli says

      April 30, 2018 at 9:35 am

      Ah until you separated those I was wondering how I have never heard this dish..:)..that surely sounds a good dish..

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        April 30, 2018 at 11:56 am

        Thanks, Valli.

        Reply
    9. kalyani says

      April 26, 2018 at 11:05 pm

      hey I made this last BM i think and loved it. this kind of quick snacks are always welcome – both to cook and devour :)

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        April 27, 2018 at 7:48 am

        Oh yeah… Learned it from you only Kalyani. Mentioned you on the post as well. :-)

        Reply
    10. Pavani says

      April 18, 2018 at 6:06 pm

      5 stars
      Those Palakkad paniyaram look awesome Vidhya. My daughter who’s fussy about idli and dosa, does not mind paniyaram. I have to try these for the kids some time. Question: do you taste the yogurt in the paniyaram?? Thank you

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        April 19, 2018 at 7:56 am

        No Pavani, I used plain greek yogurt and I did not taste the yogurt at all. You can buttermilk also.

        Reply
        • Pavani says

          May 04, 2018 at 2:48 pm

          Thanks Vidhya. Will definitely try these sometime.

          Reply
    11. Priya Srinivasan says

      April 18, 2018 at 12:02 pm

      WE call it bombs vidhya, kuzhi paniyaram is a definite breakfast once in a week for kids dabba!!! Love this instant paniyaram ! though i have heared about this, never tried at home, Bookmarking!!! paniyaram with some coconut chutney sounds like heaven!!!

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        April 18, 2018 at 3:32 pm

        ha ha bombs is a good one. :-)

        Reply
    12. Sharmila - The Happie Friends Potpourri Corner says

      April 17, 2018 at 7:45 pm

      5 stars
      Love the addition of coconuts to this morappam.. Unga Paniyaaram pan mela oru kannu… Nice!!

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        April 17, 2018 at 11:06 pm

        he he Thanks da.

        Reply
    13. Gayathri Kumar says

      April 17, 2018 at 6:04 am

      5 stars
      I love savoury paniyaram so much. That too with lots of onions, I would die for them. These morappam looks super inviting and I would love to have some now…

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        April 17, 2018 at 10:28 am

        Thank you, Gayathri. :-)

        Reply
    14. Harini says

      April 17, 2018 at 4:42 am

      5 stars
      The ingredients in morappam sound interesting. I am sure it would be a delightful addition to their lunch boxes.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        April 17, 2018 at 10:40 am

        Thanks, Harini.

        Reply
    15. Vaishali Sabnani says

      April 16, 2018 at 8:39 pm

      I like what you did with your non stick pans..Even I dont have any ..except just one nonstick tawa..I like the iron pan that you have used for appe..Must get one of those. Choosing the perfect cookware is important..anyway I like this appe batter and these little beauties look fantastic for a lunch box.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        April 16, 2018 at 8:44 pm

        Thanks much Vaishali. :-)

        Reply
    16. Sandhiya says

      April 16, 2018 at 4:00 pm

      5 stars
      I do love paniyaram both sweet and savory version, often make them with leftover dosa batter. This paniyaram batter is quite different from what i usually make, will give it a try on sometime. Paniyaram looks soft and delicious!!

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        April 16, 2018 at 8:30 pm

        Yeah, this is the Palakkad style one. Please do try and let me know how your liked it.

        Reply
    17. Priya Suresh says

      April 16, 2018 at 1:34 pm

      I would love to have this kuzhi paniyaram with some spicy coconut chutney anytime of the day, even grown up kids like me will thoroughly enjoy this sort of dish in my lunch box. Tempting.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        April 16, 2018 at 8:25 pm

        Thanks, Priya.

        Reply

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