The goodness of healthy breakfast is on your way. Yes, for me idli is the healthiest breakfast ever. Because there is absolutely no oil and it is steam cooked. On top of that, idli is prepared using protein rich lentils. Which is why, idli gets the badge of healthiest breakfast from me and my family. But over the years, some taste buds have changed. Meaning, my son who used to love idli, now doesn’t seem to be fan of it. This stuffed idli concept born from his hatred towards idli itself.
I wanted to top idli with something of his favorite. What is that his favorite thing which can be topped over? Was thinking. Potato flashed my mind. Instead of topping, I thought of stuffing potato inside the idli. And this idea has been big hit. I prepared potato stuffing with few basic spices and onion. Which is then stuffed inside the idli. Delicious idea isn’t it? Potato stuffed idli, doesn’t even need chutney. He loved eating it as is. I was happy for making him eat my healthy food.
If you are like me who makes twists and tweaks in recipes for kid’s sake, then you must try potato stuffed idli. Kids love to hold idli in their hand and eat on their own pace with no hassle of dipping in chutney or sambar. So let’s make this happen then..Right now?
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Stuffed Idli | Potato Stuffed Idli
Ingredients
- 1 cup Split black gram lentils (urad dal)
- 2 cups Idli rava
- 1.5 tsp Salt
For Stuffing
- 2 tsp Oil
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp White lentils
- 1/2 tsp Chickpea lentils
- Few Curry leaves
- 1/2 cup Onion chopped
- 2 nos. Green chillies
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 2 cups Mashed potato
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Lemon juice
- 1 tbsp Coriander leaves
Instructions
- Take the black gram lentils (urad dal) in a bowl and rinse it well with enough water. Soak it for about 2-3 hours. Take idli rava in another bowl and soak it with enough water for about 20 minutes.
- Drain all the water from soaked lentils and transfer it to mixer. Add half cup of water and grind to fine and fluffy batter.
- Transfer it to a vessel. Next, squeeze water from soaked idli rava and add it to lentil batter. Mix them together.
- Keep the batter covered for fermentation for about 8 hours. Next add salt to the fermented batter. And Keep it ready.
- Next for stuffing, heat a pan with oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and lentils. Saute till they splutter. Next add curry leaves, green chillies and onion. Continue sauteing till onion turns translucent.
- Add turmeric powder, cooked potatoes, salt and mix well. Finally add coriander leaves and squeeze lemon over it. Stuffing is ready now. Take the idli plate, pour little idli batter in to each depression. Add a tbsp of stuffing at the center of each.
- Again cover the stuffing with idli batter. Keep the idli plate in steamer and steam it for 10 minutes. Remove the idli and repeat the process with rest of the batter.
- Stuffed idli is ready to be served with coconut chutney and sambar.
Notes
- The idli batter should be fermented properly for soft and fluffy idlis.
- You can spice the stuffing as per your preferences.
- When pouring the batter on idli plates, pour only little initially and keep the stuffing at the center.
