Masala idli recipe with vegetables
Spice up your breakfast routine with this delicious masala idli recipe, packed with flavorful vegetables and aromatic spices.
Ingredients
- 26 idlis (plain)
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp mustard seeds
- 2 green chilies (chopped)
- 7-8 curry leaves (fresh or dried)
- 2 onions (finely chopped)
- 2-3 carrot (cut into juliennes)
- 1/2 cup capsicum (cut into juliennes)
- 1 cup cabbage (thinly chopped)
- Salt to taste
- Red chilli powder to taste
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp sambar masala (or pav bhaji masala or garam masala)
- 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
- Juice of 2 lemons
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves
Instructions
- For this recipe, take idlis which are plain, either it be rawa idli or rice flour idli. However we used these idlis for this recipe.
- Chop the idlis in bite sizes. Keep aside.
- Take oil in a pan and when it's hot, add mustard seeds.
- Let them crackle.
- Then add green chilies and curry leaves. Roast for couple of seconds.
- Add onion, carrot, capsicum and cabbage.
- Also add spices i.e. salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and sambar powder. If you don't have sambar powder, then add pav bhaji masala or garam masala.
- Saute on high heat for 2-3 minutes. Veggies should turn soft but don't let them loose their crunch.
- Then add tomato ketchup.
- Finally add the chopped idli.
- Mix well.
- Add lemon juice and coriander leaves.
- Mix well.
- Serve hot.