Vegetable Idli

Vegetable Idli

Vegetable Idli served with Peanut chutney, tomato chutney and sliced mango pieces.

Ingredients:

1. Batter made from fermented black lentils and whole grain rice.

2. Thinly sliced string beans, carrots and sweet corn.

3. Pinch of salt.

Idli is a traditional south Indian breakfast item. It is usually made by steaming a batter consisting of fermented black lentils (de-husked) and rice. The lentils and rice are soaked for four hours or more. After soaking, they are grinded in a blender till the desired texture is obtained.

This traditional recipe is modified with adding 3 different colorful vegetables (carrots, string beans and sweet corn).

1. Take thinly sliced vegetables (carrots, string beans, sweet corn) and steam them briefly for 5 mins.

2. After steaming, add a pinch of salt and mix with the Idli batter.

3. Steam the vegetable idli for 10 mins before serving.

4. Serve it hot with a dash of peanut sauce or tomato sauce. A cup of freshly sliced fruit (in the picture uploaded, it is Mango) will go great with this item.