Vegetable Idli

(from Nandini’s recipe box)

Categories: Idli

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Vegetables
  • 5 cup Idli batter Salt for vegetables
  • Black pepper powder (optional) 2 nos
  • Green chilli (finely chopped) – (optional)

Directions

  1. Idli:- http://www.spiceindiaonline.com/idli

  2. (1) Chilli Idli Adding 2 or 3 (finely chopped) chilli with the batter & make idli as usual.

  3. (2) Vegetable Idli one cup of vegetables can be grated carrot only OR Grated Beetroot (pink idlis) only. OR Green peas (boiled) only *Mix the vegetables well with the batter & make idlis as usual

  4. (3) Mixed vegetable Idli 1 – cup of mixed vegetables => carrot, beetroot (add in little amount), & green peas (boiled) *Mix all vegetables well with the batter & make idlies as usual.

  5. (4) Stuffed Idli Pour little batter on the idli plates. Keep some potato masala & Again pour some batter on it – pour batter to cover the masala well. Steam as usual & serve hot. No side dish required for this stuffed idli.

  6. (5) Mix finely chopped spinach as well to idli batter & make spinach idli-s. You can add most green leaves – As far as they are finely chopped, it would be fine

  7. Notes

  8. Potato masala must be very dry. Normally you can use a 2 teaspoons of potato masala for one stuffed idli

  9. Beetroot gives sweetness to the idli, it can be reduced by adding green chilli & pepper powder.

  10. Srilankans do take much chilli. Plz dont ever try the chilli idlis if you don’t eat much chilli.

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