CUTE LIL' COCKTAIL IDLEEZ... with Sambhar and Rasam
A lazy weekend brunch, of IDLEEZ-(EASY IDLIS / IDLIS WITH EASE!) is something that satisfies and soothes, I am giving you the recipe for exactly that kind of thing, and it's sooooo easy!
The Idleez are ready in minutes, are soft and spongy , and look real cute, recipe of sambhar I am not including since all of you are experts at it, recipe of Spicy tomato rasam you can find here.
Cocktail idleez with sambhar and rasam
for the Idleez-
(makes 22 bite sized one's)
- Semolina/suji- 1/2 cup
- Sour curd- 3 tbsp.
- Soda-bi-carbonate- 1/2 tsp.
- Cashews/almonds- 2 tbsp.
- Desi ghee/clarified butter- 1 tsp.
- Salt to taste
Method-
Heat ghee in a skillet, add the broken cashews/almonds , roast till golden brown, add suji , dry roast , stirring continously till light creamy brown.
dry roasting the suji
Add the curd and enough water to make into a thick batter like consistency, add baking soda and salt.Grease cocktail idli stand(which is the same as a regular idli stand but the molds are much smaller, to give you bite-sized idlis) add 1 teaspoon of the batter into each little mold, steam for 10-15 minutes, serve with sambhar and rasam.
I ate them by alternately dipping one idli in sambhar and one in rasam and polished off at least 10 of these beauties at one go!
Cocktail Idleez, sambhar and tomato rasam
Another variation I love to do for a packed lunch/snack is - heat a tsp of oil, add mustard seeds and a few curry leaves, as well as juliennes of veg. like carrot, beans and capsicum some sliced onions and green chillies ,add idlis, toss around and pack it up for a healthy idleez tiffin/snack.
FEELING TOO LAZY FOR EVEN THIS ???- THEN USE THIS!!
MTR Rava Idli Instant Mix
Did you know that Rava Idlis were first invented by MTR , during World War II ,when rice was in short supply, MTR experimented and came up with the enormously popular- "Rava Idli".
The packet contains a dry mixture of suji, hydrogenated veg. oil, bengal gram dal, cashewnut, curry leaves, mustard ,green chilli and ginger, just add curd and steam, makes 10-12 idlis of about 45-50g each.Serve with coconut chutney and potato sagu.
Another MTR product I use all the time -my beloved Sambhar powder
MTR Madras sambhar powder
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15 comments :
Hi Bindhya,
First time to your blog,
Very creative idea you hav got to make Rava idlies in mini idly moulds,I am having that mould and sure will give it a try...:))
Hi Bindhia,
you have a very nice blog here. I see a lot of my online friends make idlis all the time. I never made them, because I dont have that little 'idly' tray :-( Is there any chance of using something else ? Cup cakes maybe ?
Very appetizing!:))
They indeed look very cute.
Bindiya I loved this idea of instant idlis. Gr8 post.
Zlamushka, I think a good substitute would be little tartlet trays,like I am using in Plump jam filled cupcakes,you can check out the post,hope that works for you!
cute, but the trays with the tiny stuff are such a pain to clean!!! but then i'm lazy.
MTR mixes are such time savers... loved the new version of idlis with cashews n rava... you are an inventor
hi bindiya
your rawa idlis look cute. i too often take the short cut route & prepare rawa idlis & sambhar using MTR mix!:)
paati
cute idli's!!!!loved mini idli's with sambar n rasam......
Cute looking idlleez, Bindiya:-)
nice cute little idleeez dear..:)
Hi Bindhya,
thanx a lot for the suggestion. I ll come up with something for sure ;-) I was in Japan last week and bought myself a brilliant Indian curry book. There, of course, are tons of recipes for idlies. So... I REALLY have to make them now... I ll post about it later.
Bindiya, Thanks for dropping by my blog, I love rava idli and for most part MTR is my only source.love your version
Such cute idlis! Love the recipe :)
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