Kara Paniyaram is also knowm as Kuzhi paniyaram in Chettinad recipies. Both the sweet and kara paniyaram can be prepared at the time which will be a good combination

Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients
Par boiled rice - 250g
Raw rice - 250g
Urad dhal - 125g
Fenugreek - 5g
Onions -5
Chillies -2
Oil - 50ml Curry leaves - few
Salt - 1 teaspoon

Preparing Method
1. Soak the rice, dhal and the fenugreek seeds for 5 hours
2. Grind them into a thick batter and allow it to ferment for 5-6 hours
3. Chop the onions, chillies and curry leaves
4. Heat the pan with 2 teaspoons of oil and fry the chopped vegetables till the onions become transparent 5. Pour this into the batterand mix well
6. Heat the paniyaram pan and add 1/2 teaspoon of oil in all the portions. Pour the batter in them. After few minutes, turn the paniyaram so that it gets cooked
7. Serve hot with Coconut chutney. Both Sweet Paniyaram and Kara Paniyaram can be prepared on the same day which will be a good combination