Sweet paniyaram with dates and coconut

This sweet rava paniyaram recipe with dates and coconut is from South India. These breakfast balls are sweet and fluffy from the inside and crispy from the outside. A perfect breakfast for busy mornings, it can be enjoyed as a snack and packed in the tiffin box too.

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Last month I posted a quick vegan breakfast recipe from India- Vegetable Paniyaram. Most of you loved it a lot and it became one of my most popular recipes on this blog. If you have missed that out, you can check it here.

In that post, I shared that I have a lot of  Paniyaram recipes and promised to share all those with you. So, to keep that promise I am sharing another recipe today –Sweet Paniyram with dates & coconut.

Just like vegetable Paniyaram, this recipe is also very easy, quick, and tasty. A perfect breakfast for busy mornings.

Also, it’s not only an instant breakfast recipe but you can also serve it as an instant sweet snack. I love to have it with my evening tea. They can also be packed for office snacking.

What is Paniyaram

Paniyaram, also known as appe, guliyappa, and various other names is a recipe from South India which is made by cooking a batter in a special pan called paniyaram maker.

Generally, the batter of paniyaram is similar to an Idli/ dosa batter which is seasoned with different sweet and savory ingredients.

In rava paniyaram, instead of rice and lentil batter, semolina is used. 

How to enjoy this dish without paniyaram maker

You can easily find a paniyaram maker in any Indian store that keeps utensils. It's also available online. I was gifted this pan by my parents when I was shifting to Dubai. They knew the value of such tools on busy mornings.

However, if you don't want to buy Paniyaram maker, use an aebleskiver pan if you have that, or just make small pancakes using this batter.

Ingredients required and substitute suggestions

The ingredients required to make dates and coconut paniyaram are very basic.

1. Semolina
2. Yogurt- dairy/ plant-based 
3. Milk- dairy/ plant-based 
4. Grated coconut- fresh/ dried 
5. Dates-Any variety
6. Nuts- any nut is fine
7. Green cardamom powder
8. Sugar- optional, can be replaced with healthier sweeteners too like jaggery, honey, etc
9. Salt
10. Baking soda
11. Cooking oil- ½ teaspoon is sufficient if your paniyaram maker is nonstick.

Variation suggestions

The best thing about Paniyaram is that it can be made in a lot of different ways by making a few variations in the ingredients. You can check some of the Paniyaram variations below:

1. Banana, jaggery, fennel seeds
2. Chocolate and nuts
3. Apple cinnamon
4. Pureed fruits
5. Nuts and berries

You can also make them with all-purpose, whole wheat flour, or oat flour instead of semolina.

More easy breakfast recipes

We all struggle to decide what to make every morning - something that's healthy, quick, and easy. The following easy breakfast recipes may be useful to you on busy mornings:

1. Bread poha
2. Carrot cake oats
3. Besan chilla
4. Rava Uttapam
5. Avocado toast with sweet corn and pineapple

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