Kanjipuram Idli

                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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 Kanjipuram Idli

Ingredients

Idly Rice – ½  cup (100 gram)

Raw rice (pacharisi) – ½ cup

Urad dal – 1/2  cup (100 gram)
Fenugreek seed (Methi) – ½  tsp
Baking soda – 1 pinch
Salt – to taste

Tempering:

Ghee – 1 tbspn

Mustard seeds – ½ tspn

Cumin seeds – 1 tspn

Curry leaves – few

Soaked channa dhal  - 2 tbspn

Coarsely ground pepper powder – ½ tspn

Cashew pieces – 2 tspn

Grated ginger – 1 tspn

Chopped Coconut pieces – 1 tbspn

Chopped Green chilli – 1 no

Oil or Ghee  - for greasing

 Method

Wash and soak urad dal, fenugreek and rice, each separately in water for 4 to 5 hours or overnight.

Grind urad dal first and fenugreek into smooth paste and keep aside.

Now, grund rice into coarse paste, and then mix it well with the urad dal paste.

Leave it to ferment for next 8 hours.

Once the batter is fermented, add salt and baking soda and mix well.

Temper it with the above said ingredients and add it to idli batter.

Grease the ildi pan with oil or ghee and pour the better, steam cook for 10 min.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

 Serve hot with, sambar / coriander chutney / tomato chutney / fish curry / mutton kurma / idly podi / cashew kheer.

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MIni Idli Sambar

Mini Idli Sambar

Ingredients

Idiy Rice – 1 cup (200 gram)
Urad dal – ¼  cup (50 gram)
Fenugreek seed (Methi) – ½  tsp
Baking soda – 1 pinch
Salt – to taste

Method

Wash, Soak urad dal and fenugreek and rice separately  in water for  4 to 5 hours  or overnight.

First grind separately urad dal and fenugreek smooth paste keep aside and next rice, grind in to coarse paste, then mix it well. Leave ferment for 8 hours

Once the batter is fermented Add salt and baking soda and mix well.

Grease the mini ildy pan with oil or ghee and pour the better, steam cook for 10 min.

Serve hot with, sambar, coriander chutney, tomato chutney fish curry, mutton kurma,idly podi of cashew kheer.

Kids like this mini idli’s

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Small Pearl Onion (sambar vadai) 



Vada Bread

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Egg Honey Idli

Idli is a very light South Indian breakfast.  

It digests easily and it is a great breakfast for all age groups. 

In this sweet idli recipe,  ghee and honey are added, which have medicinal values to cure stomach ulcers. 

Eggs are a useful source of protein, iodine and essential vitamins and are almost indispensable to the cook.

You can start this idli to your baby from Six month and above.

Egg Honey idli

Ingredients

Egg – 1 

Idli batter – 5 Soup spoonful (for about 5 idlies) 

Ghee – 2 tspn
Honey – 5 tspn

Method

Beat egg with honey  to a fluffy texture.

In the idli plates,   grease  with little   ghee and pour the idli  batter ¾ qty.

On top of  the idli batter,  pour the egg with honey mixture -  equally for 5 idlies.

Close the idli cooker and cook for  7 to 10 minutes.

Super soft sweet idlies are ready. 

Definitely babies and kids will enjoy this Idli.


Poha Idli with cashew kheer.
Semolina Sweet Balls

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Apple Fritters
Potato Fingers
Watermelon fingers
Penne pasta idli popcorn
Boiled Sweet corn

Egg Pepper Idly

Idli is a very light South Indian breakfast.  

It digests easily and it is a great breakfast for all age groups. 

 In this  idli recipe,  adding pepper , which have medicinal values to cure cold ,cough, throat infection to babies.

Eggs are a useful source of protein, iodine and essential vitamins and are almost indispensable to the cook.

You can start this idli to your baby from Eight month and above.

Egg Pepper Idly

Idli batter – 5 soup spoonful  (for about 5 idlies) 

Egg – 1 

Pepper powder – 1 tspn

Salt – ¼ tspn

Ghee – 2 tspn

Method

Add pepper and salt in an egg and beat to a  fluffy texture.

IIn the idli plates, spread little ghee and pour the batter -   ¾ qty.

On top of the  batter,  pour the egg mix,  equally in all idlies. 

 cook for 7 to 10 minutes.

Soft pepper egg  idlies are ready to serve. 

It is a healthy breakfast or a snack for all age groups. 

Definitely babies and kids will enjoy this Idli.

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EP Series-Herb & Spices" ~ "Ginger &Pepper Powder" 

ginger & pepper hosted by prabamani.

Idli Cake

Idli Cake

Idli is a very light South Indian breakfast.  

It digests easily and it is a great breakfast for all age groups. 

Eggs are a useful source of protein, iodine and essential vitamins and are almost indispensable to the cook.

You can start this idli to your baby from Six month and above.

Method - 1
Ingredients

Idli batter – 5 soup Spoon ( about 5 idlies)

Thick jaggery syrup – 5 tspn

Ghee – 2 tspn

Egg – 1 no

Salt – 1 pinch

How to make

Beat egg with Jaggery syrup   to a fluffy texture.

In the idli plates,   grease with little   ghee and pour the idli  batter ¾ qty.

On top of the idli batter, pour the egg with jaggery mixture - equally for 5 idlies.

Close the idli cooker and cook for 7 to 10 minutes.

 Yummy Jaggery idli for babies, kids delight 

For jaggery syrup:

Take 50 gram jaggery adds little water and heat it up, filter the syrup.

we can add grated coconut  and cardamom powder.


Method - 2

Ingredients

Idli batter – 5 soup Spoon ( about 5 idlies)

Thick jaggery syrup – 6 tspn

Ghee – 2 tspn

baking powder - 1/4 tspn

Salt – 1 pinch

How to make

In the idli plates,   grease with little   ghee and pour the idli  batter ¾ qty.

On top of the idli batter, pour the  jaggery mixture - equally for 5 idlies.

Close the idli cooker and cook for 7 to 10 minutes.

 Yummy Jaggery idli for babies, kids delight 

For jaggery syrup:

Take 50 gram jaggery adds little water and heat it up, filter the syrup.

we can add grated coconut  and cardamom powder.

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Penne Pasta Idli Popcorn

This is my original recipe idea.  Nobody knows what is hidden inside, 

Babies and kids will definitely enjoy this pasta  idli popcorn balls.

Penne Pasta Idli Popcorn 

serving size: for  3 babies (or) 2 kids

makes: 12 popcorn

Preparation time:  about 45 minutes

Ingredients:

cooked penne pasta - 1 inch size -  10 pieces

cooked potato - small lemon size  - 1

cooked idli - 1 
cooked channa (chick peas) - 7nos

pepper - 1/4 tspn

salt - 1/4 tspn

bread crumbs - for coating

oil - for frying

Method

Mix  together ,  the above-said ingredients,mash well, except oil & bread crumbs

Make  equal portions of  popcorn sized balls

coat well with bread crumbs.

Heat  oil in a  wide non stick pan.  Fry all the popcorn balls to golden brown.

 Drain the excess oil  with a paper towel.

serve it hot with ketchup or dates chutney.

This is my original recipe idea.  Nobody knows what is hidden inside, 

Babies and kids will definitely enjoy this pasta  idli popcorn balls.

To serve as snacks for adults,   add garam masala, and more spices to it according to your taste. 

Enjoy.

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