Give your idlis a healthy twist.

Dietitian Jasleen Kaur shares her recipes. You can share yours too! Scroll down to find out how. 

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Hot and sour idli

Ingredients:

• 1 cup rice
• 1 cup arhar dal/ toovar dal
• Red chillies and tamarind
• 1 onion, chopped 
• A pinch of hing 
• 1 tsp grated jaggery

Method:

• Soak the rice and dal separately in three cups of water for four hours.
• Grind red chillies and tamarind to fine paste. Grind dal and rice separately. 
• Add grated jaggery and red chillies, turmeric powder and salt. Mix well. Set aside for four to five hours to ferment. 
• Lightly grease idli moulds and put the batter. Once steamed, serve the idlis with chutney. 

Idli Upma

Ingredients:

• 5-6 idlis
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp urad dal
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 5-6 curry leaves
• 1/2 ginger, finely chopped
• 1 dry red chilli
• 1 green chilli, chopped
• 1/4 cup onions, chopped
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Crumble 5 to 6 idlis and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. 
• When they start crackling, add urad dal and cumin seeds.
• Saute till the urad dal turns golden. Add 5 to 6 curry leaves (chopped or kept whole), ginger, red chili and green chili.
• Stir and then add the chopped onion. Mix well and saute for a minute or two. Add crushed idlis and salt. Mix well and saute for a minute. Serve warm.

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