Soft Idli | Breakfast Recipes!

Idli is a popular breakfast/tiffin in South India. I know I am too late in posting this, I thought I had already posted this plain idli. But I have posted previously Masala Idli, Thalicha Idli, Chillied Idli and Rava Idli.


These Idlis are soft, you can also say Mallipoo Idli.

Ingredients
Idli Rice/ இட்லி அரசி - 5 cups(see notes)
Whole Urad dal/ முழு உளுத்தம்  பருப்பு- 1 cup
Fenugreek seeds/வெந்தயம் - 1- 2 tspns
Salt/ உப்பு

Preparation Method
Soak all the ingredients except salt for 6-8 hours in water. You can also soak rice separately and dals separately.
Grind it to coarse or fine paste with water in a mixer/grinder.
If you soaking separately, grind urad dal first to fine paste and then grind rice. Add salt and mix well by laddle or hand.
Leave it outside overnite for fermentation.
Grease idli plates with நல்ல எண்ணை/ Gingely Oil. Pour the batter and close the lid. Steam it for 12-15 mins. Check with a spoon or fork. If it comes out clean. Off the stove.
Allow it to cool a bit and then remove from the plates.

Delicious Soft Idlis are ready to Serve. Enjoy it with Sambar or Chutney.

Notes/Tips
1. You can keep only required amount of batter outside for fermentation and balance in fridge. Can use the same batter for Dosas too.
2. You can also use the ratio 4:1.
3. Idli rice - it is available in all indian stores and mustafa.
4. For Dosa and idli fermentation is vimportant.
5. I have grinded in Mixie, so add ice water so mixie is not hot.

Eggless Banana Muffin for a Cause!!!

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I am baking often since my parents are here and for my son. Eggless Banana Muffins were perfect and enjoyed it. You can also serve for the Tea Party as some like sweets at tea time.

Ingredients
All Purpose Flour/Maida - 1.5 cups
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Butter - 1 tspn(at room temperature)
Ripe Banana -1 no
Baking powder - 1/2 tspn
Baking Soda - 1/2 tspn
Warm Milk - 1/2 cup
Preparation Method
Preheat the oven at 180 C.
In a bowl, add butter and sugar mix well.
Mash banana and mix it.
Now slowly milk and mix well.
Add slowly in parts APF, baking soda and baking powder. Mix it with a hand mixer or beater.
Grease the muffin trays, pour to the half of the cup or 3/4th cups. I poured for 1/2 cups since my son wanted small muffins. Mine came upto 10muffins.

Bake it for 30mins or check with a fork or toothpick until it comes out clean or bake it for 5 mins more.

Cool it. Garnish with cherry.

Enjoy Eggless Banana Muffins at Tea/Coffee time or for parties.

Notes - You can also add nuts or walnuts.

Capsicum Rice

I usually make Capsicum Rice often as its liked by my family members. Its my favourite Variety Rice too. This time I have tried a different one which is simple and easy. Checkout my Capsicum Bath and Capsicum Corn Rice previously posted.

Sending this recipe to Create n Carve guest hosted by Helen and started by Nayna.

Ingredients
Steamed Rice - 4 cups
Capsicum - 2 nos
Onion - 1 no
Ginger garlic - 2 tspns
Tomato - 1/2 no
Oil - 2 tspns
Channa Dal/Kadalai Paruppu - 1/4 tspn
Curry leaves - few
Dry Red Chilli  1 no slit
Salt
For Masala Powder
Channa Dal/Kadalai Paruppu - 1/2 cup 
Dhaniya - 2 tspns
Dry Red Chilli - 2 nos(As per your taste)

Preparation Method
Chop all ingredients and keep aside.
In a kadai, add a drop of oil and roast channa dal, dhaniya and dry red chilli till brown. Cool it and make fine powder.
In the same kadai, add oil, channa dal wait till its brown, dry red chilli, onion, ginger garlic, curry leaves, a pinch of salt and saute till transparant.
Add tomato and cook till soft.
Add capsicum and cook till soft.
Add the masala powder and mix well. Saute for 2mins. Off the stove.
Add steamed rice and salt. Mix well.

Enjoy hot Capsicum Rice with Papad/Vadams.