Showing posts with label idli. Show all posts
Showing posts with label idli. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Pepper Idli

I often try to make different recipes with leftover idli. And this time I wanted to spice it up to a notch. So tried this Pepper Idli. I remember eating this at some restaurant. You can actually even prepare this with fresh Idli's. But let the Idli's cool down a little.

Ingredients:
Smallor mini Idli's/ Idli cut into small Cubes : 8-10
Onion :1
Whole Pepper Corn : 1 tbsp
Fennel Seeds : 1 tsp
Oil : 1 tbsp
Garlic : 4-5 cloves
Curry Leaves : 5- 8 leaves
Coriander Leaves : 1 tbsp (Chopped leaves)

Procedure :
1. Dry Roast pepper corns and fennel seeds; once it cools down using a pestle and mortar powder it.
2. On the same tawa heat oil and temper with curry leaves and chopped garlic.
3. Add onions and cook till it turns slightly brown in color. Add salt too.
4. Now add the chopped idli and cook it for 2 minutes.
5. Once the idli's turn a little crispy add the coarse pepper and fennel powder.
6. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.


Monday, December 15, 2014

Moong Dal Idli (Riceless Idli)

A Idli which is totally riceless. Everybody would like a healthier option. Especially if you like soft idli's you should go for this version.

Ingredients:
Urad Dal : 1 cup
Moond Dal : 1 cup
Salt according to Taste

Procedure:
1. Soak Urad dal and Moong dal together for 4 to hours.
2. Grind it into a smooth paste and ferment it for 8 to 9 hours.
3. Add salt and  Pour the batter in Idli moulds and steam for 20 min.
4. Serve with a chutney of your choice.

Saturday, November 22, 2014

Asafoetida Flavoured Spicy Idli / Hinga Idli

Asafoetida Idli??? Must be wondering how it is made? Well there is another thing about this idli. It's a no fermentation idli. Isn't it wonderful?  The one other thing about this is that you can add slightly spoilt coconut as the odor would be  covered by Asafoetida.

Ingredients:
Rice : 1 cup
Shredded Coconut : 1/2 cup
Red chilli : 15 - 16
Tamarind : gooseberry sized
Asafoetida: 1/4 tsp
Salt according to taste

Procedure:

1. Grind all the ingredients to get a coarse texture.
2. Pour the batter in an idli stand and steam for 15 to 20 minutes.

Serve hot with chutney. Spicy Idli's are ready.