Rava Paniyaram

Rava, is a wheat product and a form of semolina or Rava. Rava is made by grinding husked wheat and is used extensively in south Indian cuisine, such in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamilnadu.  Rava Paniyaram is a sweet dish made with Rava. This sweet is made in our house on festivals like Tamil New year and Deepawali.

Rava Paniyaram 

Ingredients

• Rava - 1 cup
• Maida - 1 cup
• Sugar - 1 cup
• Fresh ground coconut - 1 cup or 1/2 coconut
• Cardamom - 5
• Cashews - 5
• Oil - to fry

Method

• Make thick coconut milk from shredded coconut by adding water.
• Make thick batter by adding rava, maida, coconut milk and let it sit for 1 hour.
• Now add the sugar, crushed cardamom and cashews to the batter and mix well.
• In a deep pan heat oil to 350 F.
• Take a scoop of the batter and drop them in the oil. 
• When these are cooked it will float in oil. 
• Wait until they turn golden brown. 
• Scoop them out of oil and server.