Preparation time: 2 hours
Cooking time: 30 min
Serves: 20 idlis

Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)

1. 1.5 cups raw rice or idli rice
2. 1/2 cup urad dal
3. 1/4 cup poha or avalakki
4. 1/2 cup fresh grated coconut
5. 1/2 cup sour curd or buttermilk
6. 1/2 tsp eno or 1/4 tsp soda (optional)
7. Salt as per your taste

Ingredients for tempering:

1 tbsp oil

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp chana dal

1 tsp urad dal

1 onion finely chopped

1 - 2 green chillies finely chopped

1 tsp ginger

1 tbsp curry leaves chopped

1 carrot finely chopped

7 - 8 beans chopped

1/2 capsicum chopped

2 tbsp sweet corn

2 tbsp green peas

Instructions for making vegetable idli:

1. In a container, soak rice for 1 hour. Soak it for 2 hours if using idli rice.
2. In another container, soak urad dal and avalakki for 1 hour.
3. Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, urad dal and chana dal. Wait until mustard seeds splutter.
4. Add chopped onion, ginger, green chilli and curry leaves. Give it a quick mix.
5. Next add finely chopped mixed vegetables. You can add any vegetables of your choice.
6. Fry everything together for a minute and switch off the stove.
7. Take soaked urad dal and avalakki in a mixie jar. Grind it into a fine batter by adding required water.
8. Transfer it into a container.
9. Next take soaked rice in the same mixie jar. Grind it into a coarse batter by adding required water.
10. Transfer it into the same container.
11. Add salt as per taste.
12. Add grated coconut and chopped coriander leaves.
13. Add curd.
14. Add fried ingredients. Make sure the fried ingredients are warm.
15. Give it a good mix. Ferment the batter for 3 - 4 hours. You can add 1/2 tsp eno or 1/4 tsp soda to avoid fermentation and to prepare instant idlies.
16. Grease the idli plates with oil or ghee and drop the batter intto the idli plates.
17. Steam the idlies for 15 minutes. Place the idli plates only after the steam starts.
18. Soft and healthy idlies are ready to serve. Serve the hot idlies with coconut chutney or sambar or rasam.

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