Potato stuffed idlis

Potato stuffed idlis - Easy to make and makes a great variety dish from the usual idlis..

Ingredients:

Idli batter:2 cups

Potatoes:2,cooked and mashed

Green chilli:3,finely chopped

Onion:1,finely chopped

Ginger:1 tsp,grated

Lemon juice:3 tbsp

For seasoning:

Oil:3 tbsp

Mustard seeds:1/2 tsp

Urad dhal:1 tsp

Chana dhal:1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder:1/2 tsp

Curry leaves:few

Preparation:

To prepare  stuffing:-

Heat oil in a pan..

Add all the ingredients mentioned for seasoning…

Saute onion till done…

Add grated ginger,chopped green chilli and curry leaves…

Now add mashed potatoes and fry for 2 minutes and put off the flame..

Now finally add lemon juice to the prepared mixture..

To prepare stuffed idli:-

Grease the idli mould..

Just pour ½ ladle of idly batter in the mould…

Make small balls with potato mixture and flatten it to get a vada shape…

Place it in the centre of the batter in the mould and pour more idli batter over the potato mxture to cover it completely to fill the mould..

Pressure cook without the weight for 8 to 10 minutes…

Allow 5 minutes standing time after putting off the flame..

Remove the idlis and serve hot with any chutney of your choice…