Masala Stuffed Idli Recipe

Here is an innovative breakfast recipe where kids would love to have it. Not only kids we also would love to have it. When normal Idlis' seems to be boring, try this recipe which will be very new and tasty. Here I am giving you this recipe with step by step procedure with pictures.

This recipe is sure going to be one of kids favorite. Though this involves many steps but worth doing it. I make this for my guests and also for  kids around.

I used potatoes as a stuffing you can use other vegetables also along with this to make the stuffing. For this recipe no side dish is required since it is already stuffed with masala potato and also tawa fried with some added sauce.You can garnish this recipe with both coriander leaves and spring onions. This gives nice flavor. You can prepare this recipe using rice idli batter and also using rawa idli batter.

This recipe is well suited for both breakfast and dinner. This can be combined with chappathi and curd semiya if you prepare for dinner or it can be combined with poori and vegetable semiya or any other dish for breakfast. 

Ingredients for Stuffed Masala Idli: Idli Batter (Rice or Rawa) – 2 cups Onions – 1 chopped lengthwise Oil – 3 to 4 tbsp Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp (optional) Tomato sauce – 1 tbsp Soya sauce – 1 tsp For coating stuffed Idli: Bengal gram flour - 5 tbsp Red chilli powder - 1 tsp Garam masala - 1 tsp For Stuffing: Potato – 2 nos Onion – 1 no Oil – 1 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Green chilli – 2 nos finely chopped Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp Garam masala – 1 tsp Curry leaves few Salt to taste Coriander leaves few

Method:

First I am giving the steps for preparing the stuffing then it will be followed by idli and frying it by adding sauce.

• Boil the potato in cooker by allowing 2 to 3 whistle or until soft, peel outer layer, mash it and keep it aside.
• Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds allow it to crackle. Add finely chopped onions, green chilli, curry leaves and saute for a minute then add ginger garlic paste, saute until raw smell goes then add garam masala.
• Add mashed potato.
  
• Mix it well then add coriander leaves.
• Grease the idli plate with ghee or oil and add 3 to 4 tbsp of idli batter and allow to cook to 20 percent.
  

• Add stuffing by again opening the idli streamer and place the stuffing over the half cooked idli batter.Cooking the batter for 20 percent will prevent the stuffing from sinking to the bottom.
• Then pour the idli batter over the stuffing until the stuffing covers fully then close the streamer and allow the idli to cook for 10 minutes or until idlis are cooked well.
  
• Allow to cool for 5 minutes and take out from the idli mould using the spoon by sprinkling some water over the idli.
• Using the knife slowly cut the idli into half as shown in the photo.
• Mix Bengal gram flour, garam masala, red chilli powder in a plate.
• Coat the idli with this Bengal gram flour mixture slightly as shown in the photo.
  

  
• Pour 3 to 4 tbsp of oil in a tawa and fry this coated idli until it become slightly brown.
• Add oil in a pan and add chopped onions and saute for a minute and then add ginger garlic paste and saute until raw smell goes.
  
• Add tomato sauce and mix well.
• Add fried idli  to the above  with soya sauce and mix well.
• Allow in the low flame for two minutes.
  
• Garnish with coriander leaves and spring onions.

Note:

• This same procedure can be followed with rawa idli batter. I explained in the Rawa Idli post about how to prepare rawa idli batter.
• For stuffing you can add any vegetables for your choice. Alter the spice level according to your preference.