Happy Karthigai Deepam friends. I was supposed to make this dish for “Dish it out – Wheat and Jaggery”, but did not get around to making it. The thing which finally drove me to make it was an overripe banana lying on the counter top. So I called my mom and verified the measurements and made it. The next day I called her again and asked her about the dish to be made for Karthigai Deepam apart from Pori Urundai. She said “appam” and described this same recipe. I was happy since I had already made the dish and I had something to post on the deepam day.

I would describe the taste of these paniyarams to be like banana muffins since the whole wheat flour made them very dense. The paniyarams were not too sweet and jaggery added a nice flavor. Overall we loved it and I am glad to be using the kuzhi paniyaram pan often. Off to the recipe.

Tasty paniyarams ready.

Enjoy!