Multi coloured idli

Name: Multi coloured idli
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup / 250 gm sooji / semolina; 1/2 cup curd; 1 cup water; 1 tbsp chopped green chilli; 1/2 cup coriander leaves; 1/2 cup grated beetroot; 1 teaspoon urad dal / black gram; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 teaspoon chopped Ginger; 1 teaspoon mustard seeds; 2 teaspoon refined oil; 1/2 tsp baking soda; a generous pinch Hing / Asafoeida; 8-10 pieces curry leaves

Sananda Bhattacharyya @cook_12372036

Kolkata

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Sananda Bhattacharyya @cook_12372036

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Ingredients

20 minutes

2 servings

1 cup / 250 gmsooji / semolina
1/2 cupcurd
1 cupwater
1 tbspchopped green chilli
1/2 cup coriander leaves
1/2 cup grated beetroot
1 teaspoonurad dal / black gram
1 teaspooncumin seeds
1 teaspoonchopped Ginger
1 teaspoonmustard seeds
2 teaspoonrefined oil
1/2 tsp baking soda
a generous pinchHing / Asafoeida
8-10 piecescurry leaves

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Steps

20 minutes

1

Blend coriander leaves to make a smooth paste and keep it aside.
2

Take a bowl.,add suji and curd in it.Add salt.Mix nicely.Add water.
3

Mix well and make sure no lumps in it.
4

Covered the lid and rest for 20 minutes.
5

Heat oil in a pan.
6

Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds,curry leaves accordingly.
7

Allow them to splatter.
8

At urad dal and green chilli and ginger in it.
9

Fry for another 30 seconds.
10

Add hing and stir continuously.
11

Turn off the flame.
12

Pour it into the batter.
13

Add baking soda.
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Give it a good mix.
15

Now separate half of the batter in another bowl and add grated beet in it to make red idli.
16

In the rest of the batter add coriander paste to form green idli.
17

Pour water into idli cooker and boil the water.
18

Grease little oil to idli moulds.
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Now put the batter into moulds.
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Once water is boiling place idli moulds into idli cooker.
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Cover the lid and cook for 15 minutes in medium flame.
22

After 15 minutes remove the lid.
23

Wet your fingers with water and press on idlis,if they come out clean without sticking to idlis,that means idlis are ready to serve.