Thursday, June 25, 2009

Microwave Stuffed Vegetable Idli With Tomato Sambhar

Microwave Stuffed vegetable Idli!!! yeah i did today for our dinner with idli batter and with some left over masalas to give them a second chance to have them for our dinner....I didnt bought microwave idli moulds to prepare this easy microwave idli, i greased a shallow bowl and used those greased bowl to cook these microwave idlis...I poured already prepared idli batter to half of the bowl and added few spoons of some left over masalas which i prepared for making out samosas for snacks and covered again with few spoons of idli batter...I cooked this bowl filled with idli batter and masala for 5 minutes in high, and the final result was a soft and fluffy stuffed idlis...We enjoyed having this easy dinner with tomato sambhar which i do often for our dinner if our dinner goes for idli and dosas...This tomato sambhar suits wonderful with pongal and pooris, tangy tomato sambhar with onions, green chillies and cooked dal was a prefect pair for this microwave stuffed vegetable idli...

Microwave Stuffed Vegetable Idli:

2cups Idli Batter
1/2cup Any leftover masalas
Few drops of Oil

Grease a bowl and pour the idli batter to half of the bowl, add a tablespoon of masala, pour again the idli batter to cover the masala, cook in microwave for 5 minutes in high..insert a toothpick to check whether the idli is well cooked, if its come out clean, the idli is prefectly cooked..

Tomato Sambhar:

1cup Cooked dal
1no Onion (chopped)
2nos Tomatoes (chopped finely)
3nos Green chillies (slit opened)
2nos Garlic cloves (crushed)
1/4tsp Mustard seeds
1/4tsp Urad dal
1/4tsp Cumin seeds
1/4tsp Asafoetida powder
2nos Dry red chillies
1/2tsp Lemon juice
2tbsp Chopped coriander leaves
Oil
Salt

Heat enough oil and add the mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds, dry red chillies and asafoetida powder and let them splutters, add the chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, slit opened green chillies and crushed garlic cloves, saute everything until the onions turns transculent...add the cooked dal with enough water and salt..cook until the oil gets separates, finally add the lemon juice and chopped coriander leaves and put off the stove..

Enjoy the delicious tomato sambhar with microwave stuffed vegetable idli!!!!

21 comments:

Bombay Foodie said... Reply To This Comment

Who would have thunk Idlis could be this lovely! Thanks for sending in all these entries for MEC.

Padma said... Reply To This Comment

Soft and healthy idli's with those stuffed vegetables Priya ... a very good idea of microwaving without the moulds .... good try :D

Trupti said... Reply To This Comment

wow priya idlis looks delicious

Manju said... Reply To This Comment

i have never made or had stuffed idlis..they are really soft for MW idlis!

Srilakshmi said... Reply To This Comment

The idlies look so soft and fluffy! Stuffing them with masalas is a great idea!

Pavithra Elangovan said... Reply To This Comment

wow thats lovely comfroting food.. looking yummy and delicious with that chutney

Sarah Naveen said... Reply To This Comment

Thats a gr8 story Priya...I never knew you could make Idli in microwave...Thanx for sharing...Idli looks so soft...

Vikis Kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

Stuffed Idly in MW looks stunning.
By the way the potluck chicken event roundup has been published.
http://elitefoods.blogspot.com/2009/06/potluck-chicken-event-round-up.html
Hope u enjoy it.

Gita Jaishankar said... Reply To This Comment

Nice way of using up leftover masalas...I have never tried microwaved idlis...they do look so soft and fluffy...a microwave idli plate is on my list for my next trip to India :)

Vrinda said... Reply To This Comment

Wow.. u r so creative Priya..never thought of making idli in microwave...Looks perfect,i hav to try this soon..

Kalai said... Reply To This Comment

So cute!! What a yummy and quick idea, Priya! :)

Preeti Singh said... Reply To This Comment

Hey looks healthy and fluffy...sambar also looks spicy dear....I am also going to post something similar in my next post :)

Vaishali said... Reply To This Comment

What a great idea to stuff the idlis, Priya! They look and sound delicious. Sambhar sounds amazing too.

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Lovely idli, delicious sambhar.

Sushma Mallya said... Reply To This Comment

wow...such a new way of making idli....am sure its yummy...will try it soon

chef and her kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

Even we do stuffed Idli but with a different filling dear..looks yummy..

Valarmathi Sanjeev said... Reply To This Comment

Wow stuffed idlis. That looks fantastic. Yuummyyyy......

Parita said... Reply To This Comment

Stuffed idlis sound very yummy! loved the sambhar :)

CurryLeaf said... Reply To This Comment

The combo is hearty,filling and perfect.I have tried the idlis in mw.The stuffing idea is a must try.The sambhar is a family favourite.

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

idlis ina microwave and in a simple bowl? i like it..am gonna try it sometime.

Ravi V. Nathan said... Reply To This Comment

Covered or uncovered?