Scrumptious Patriotic Breakfast - Spinach & Carrot Mini Idlis

 

Spinach & Carrot Mini Idlis (South Indian Appetizer)

Ingredients

1.       Idli rice – 3 Cups

2.       Urad Dal – 3/4 Cup

3.       Fenugreek – ½ tsp

4.       Water – As needed to grind

5.       Salt – to taste

6.       Carrot – 2 cups

7.       Spinach – 2 cups  

Wash and sock Rice, Urad dal & Fenugreek min 6 hours. Drain water from urad dal and Fenugreek and grind with 1/2 cup of water. Add more water if needed.  It will take around 25 minutes to grind urad dal and Fenugreek.  And then grind rice in the same way.Grind to smooth batter.  Mix Rice batter, Urad Dal batter and add Salt.  Mix well Keep closed in a warm place for fermenting minimum of 12 – 14 hrs. 

Grind carrot and Spinach separately and keep it aside. 

Mix small portion of batter with carrot and another small portion with spinach.

Grease idli plates with ghee or oil. Pour the idli batter with carrot and then spinach in separate idli plates. Make some plain idlis too. Decorate well.

Serve hot with coconut chutney.