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Podi Idli Recipe | How to make Podi Idli

Posted on January 22, 2017 Category: Idli, Indian Breakfast Recipes, Lunch, Pongal Recipes, Tiffin Items

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Podi Idli recipe / How to make Podi idli with step by step pictures and a short youtube video. If you like my video, please Like it, Share it and don’t forget to subscribe to my channel. It is a yummy and simple dish made with the two main ingredients, idli and idli millagai podi, that is easily available in our kitchen. If you have fussy kids at home, who hate to eat idli’s, then this recipe is a sure treat for them. We can deviate from this recipe by adjusting the spices and make it healthy by adding more vegetables. Also, we have the utmost satisfaction and happiness by making our kids eat idlis and veggies in one go. This is an easy kid lunch box recipe and it worked out a lot at my home with my kids also.

How to make Podi Idli

How to make Podi Idli

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Podi Idli Recipe | How to make Podi Idli

Priya Santhamohan
Podi Idli recipe is a yummy and simple dish made with the two main ingredients, idli and idli millagai podi, that is easily available in our kitchen.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Lunch, Snack
Cuisine South Indian
Servings 2 People

Ingredients
  

  • 30 Mini Idli Link for mini idli
  • 1.5 tbsp Idli Podi Link for idli millagai podi
  • 2 tsp Gingelly Oil (for tossing the idli's)
  • 1 Onion Small
  • 1 Green Chilli
  • 3 tbsp Carrot
  • 1 tbsp Capsicum
  • 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste Link for ginger garlic paste
  • 8 to 10 Cashews
  • 1 tsp Ghee (For frying cashews) Link for Homemade ghee
  • 1 tsp Lemon Juice (Optional)
  • 1 tbsp Coriander Leaves (For Garnishing)
  • Salt To Taste

To Temper

  • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
  • 1/2 tsp Urad Dal
  • 1 Sprig Curry Leaves
  • 3 tsp Oil

Instructions
 

  • Grease the mini idli mould with oil and pour the idli batter. Steam it for 5 to 7 minutes, cool it for a while and demould the idli's. In a mixing bowl, take the idli's, add little gingelly oil, idli millagai podi and toss well.
  • Chop onion, capsicum, green chilli and grate the carrot. In a pan, fry cashews with ghee and keep by side.
  • In the same pan, pour oil and temper with all the ingredients with items listed in the table 'To Temper'.
  • Now add onions, saute till it turns transparent. Then add ginger garlic paste, capsicum, carrot and saute till the raw smell of the veggies leaves. Add salt.
  • Add the mini idli's and toss well without breaking it. Mix slowly until the idli's and the veggies blend together. Finally, add the cashews and garnish with coriander leaves. If preferred squeeze lemon juice on top.
    Serve it hot.

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Notes

Tips for how to make pod idli

1. Adjust idli millagai podi as per your spice level.
2. If you have regular idli's in hand, cube them and use it.
3. Left over idli's can also be used.
4. Use gingelly oil only for tossing the idli's with podi which adds a nice flavour.
5. Cashews can be replaced with roasted peanuts.
6. Veggies choice is purely optional, beans, green peas, sweet corn kernels etc can also be added.
7. For more spiciness 1/4 tsp of pepper powder can be added at last.
8. Lemon juice gives a nice restaurant taste to this podi idli recipe.
Keyword How to make Podi Idli, Podi Idli Recipe

 

Podi Idli Recipe 1

Podi Idli Recipe

Method for Podi Idli Recipe

1. Grease the mini idli mould with oil and pour the idli batter. Steam it for 5 to 7 minutes, cool it for a while and demould the idlis. In a mixing bowl, take the idli’s, add little gingelly oil, idli millagai podi and toss well.
How to make Podi Idli step1

2. Chop onion, capsicum, green chilli and grate the carrot. In a pan, fry cashews with ghee and keep by side.
Podi idli steps1

3. In the same pan, pour oil and temper with all the ingredients with items listed in the table ‘To Temper‘.
Pudi idli steps2
4. Now add onions, saute till it turns transparent. Then add ginger garlic paste, capsicum, carrot and saute till the raw smell of the veggies leaves. Add salt.

Gun powder idli steps3
5. Add the mini idli’s and toss well without breaking it. Mix slowly until the idli’s and the veggies blend together. Finally, add the cashews and garnish with coriander leaves. If preferred squeeze lemon juice on top.
Podi Idli Recipe steps4
Serve this podi idly hot.

 

Podi Idli 1

Podi Idli

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  1. Soma Saharay

    February 28, 2017 at 12:23 pm

    this is lovely… I know the taste

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