Mini-Idly Recipe: Colourful & Healthy Recipe

By Nandhini Devi

Monday, July 4, 2011, 18:31

Mini or button idlis are a great hit with kids. Team it with vegetable purees to make them more colouful and healthy. These mini idlis can be packed easily and can be prepared quickly for breakfast or an evening snack.

Apart from the regular idly batter and fresh vegetables, all you need to prepare this healthy snack is a mini-idli stand that is available in all stores. Have a look at tasty mini-idly recipe.

Mini-Idli Recipe

Recipe for mini idli batter:

Idly rice: 1 cup
Urad Dal: A little more than half a cup

Wash and soak the rice and urad dal separately.

For the Colour:

Tomatoes, Carrot, Spinach (Washed and boiled)
Ragi Flour

Method for preparing mini-idli:

Grind the rice and urad dal that has been soaked separately. Later add little salt and mix both together.
Allow it to ferment overnight.
Make a separate puree of the tomatoes, carrot and spinach.
Divide the idly batter into 4 portions. Add each vegetable puree and ragi flour to each portion of the idly batter.

This way you'll have 4 differently coloured batters.

Grease the mould with ghee or oil. Pour the batter into the mould.

Steam for 10-15 mins.

Mini, colourful idlies are ready to be savoured. Serve with coconut or mint chutney.