{"id":637,"date":"2012-03-25T14:10:01","date_gmt":"2012-03-25T21:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/?p=637"},"modified":"2014-03-29T09:08:09","modified_gmt":"2014-03-29T16:08:09","slug":"stuffed-idli-in-the-rain-sambhar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/stuffed-idli-in-the-rain-sambhar\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuffed Idli in the Rain (w\/ Sambhar)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It’s Sunday and it’s raining! What a perfect day. I love the rain. Maybe it is because we are in Southern California and don’t get enough of it, but I still think I would like it if it rained much more often. It is just so cozy inside and so nice when you don’t have to go to work.<\/p>\n

Anyways, I just got done making sambhar (recipe here)<\/a>\u00a0, and am now having my latte. We’ll eat in a bit, so I will share the recipe first. My mother in law shared a fun recipe with me to try earlier in the week: idli stuffed with vegetables. You layer a little idli batter in the idli stand, add the veggies, and then cover them with another layer of batter. After cooking, you fry in a little oil and serve with chutneys. Well, I had a craving for sambhar this morning so we’ll have it with sambhar too!<\/p>\n

Idlis are steamed breads made of ground dal and rice that has been fermented and are usually served with various chutneys (especially coconut) and sambhar, a flavorful soup made with dal. I have tried making idli batter from scratch, but it didn’t come out well. We don’t have a grinder and I found that grinding the dal long enough to make the batter overheated the food processor and just shut it off. I have also tried pre-made batter and they came out so hard! Maybe because the batter was a little old. So last time I decided to just try a dry mix and they came out so nice and soft! So do I go back to trying to make them from scratch? Maybe someday \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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1 teaspoon oil
\n1\/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
\n3-4 curry leaves (I used big ones so I could pull them out before stuffing the idli-I actually like eating the curry leaves, but no one else seems to!)
\n1\/2 small onion chopped
\n1\/4 cup chopped cabbage
\n1 small carrot chopped in fine pieces
\n1\/4 cup frozen pe
\nPinch tumeric
\nPinch chili powder
\nPinch coriander powder
\n1 box dried idli mix
\n1 teaspoon eno (fruit salt, makes idlis soft and fluffy)<\/p>\n

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  1. Heat oil in a small saucepan or skillet and add the mustard seeds and curry leaves.<\/li>\n
  2. Add the onions and fry until soft.<\/li>\n
  3. Add cabbage and peas.<\/li>\n
  4. Cook carrots in microwave with a little water until soft and add to mixture.<\/li>\n
  5. Add the dried spices.<\/li>\n
  6. Mix the idli according to the package directions.<\/li>\n
  7. Right before preparing idli add the eno and stir until the batter is all fluffy.<\/li>\n
  8. Oil idli stand and add a little batter to each hollow.<\/li>\n
  9. Add a little stuffing on top of the batter, then top with more batter.<\/li>\n
  10. Heat water in a pressure cooker until boiling (water should not quite come up to the first level of the idli stand).<\/li>\n
  11. Add idli stand, cover (remove weight from pressure cooker), and cook on high for about 15 minutes.<\/li>\n
  12. Turn off heat and let sit for a few minutes.<\/li>\n
  13. Pan fry in a little oil and serve with chutneys. Or serve with sambhar<\/a> and coconut chutney.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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