Sunday, August 19, 2012


Idli with a twist...Corn- pepper masala stuffed idli



I just love south indian breakfast especially idlies But my kids are very fussy when it comes to south indian food.So to make this humble idli more interesting each time i present it with a new look. This time i tried this stuffing and they simply love it as i have prepared some garlic sauce to get along with this yummy idles.
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 15 mins
Total time: 25 mins
Yield: 15
Ingredients
  • 5 cups Idli batter
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen sweet corn
  • 1 Red bell pepper
  • 1 yellow bell pepper
  • 1tsp Curry powder/garam masala powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 2-3tsp Butter
 


Cooking Directions
  1. Heat butter in shallow pan.
  2. Add sweet corn,finely chopped bell pepper and saute for 2mins.
  3. Now add in some salt and curry powder and mix it well,switch off the gas
  4. Stuffing is ready.
 
  1. Now heat some water in idli cooker and arrange the idli tray.
  2. First add a table spoon of  corn filling in each mould and then pour some batter and steam for about 10 mins.
  3. Goes well with spicy garlic sauce.