Lovely share, Veena. A great way to get children (and adults) to eat beet as well:)
Ingredients
Adjust Servings:
| 1 cup Idli Batter | |
| 1/2 cup chopped Beetroot | |
| 1 Green chillies | |
| 1/4 inch piece Ginger | |
| to taste Salt |
Beetroot Idli
The regular idli's with the lovely pink colour!!
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Ingredients
- 1 cup Idli Batter
- 1/2 cup chopped Beetroot
- 1 Green chillies
- 1/4 inch piece Ginger
- to taste Salt
When I said the breakfast was Beetroot Idli, the immediate reaction was “WHY VEENA?????”Why not regular idli. But then the question comes as to why do I make idli regularly ?? As you all know I am a pucca madrasi and idli, pongal dosai , upma and variations and reptitions will be regular in most of the madrasi housohlod. But sometimes we need a change from the regular breakfast. Change can be in taste or even colour and what better way than to add natural colours to our food. Here raw beetroot is ground into paste with ginger and chillies and then added to the regular idli batter to make it this Beetroot Idli colourful, tastier and healthy too.
This week Priya Iyer chose the theme as steamed dishes for our Foodiemonday Bloghop and I decided to steam these lovely pink idli’s. Adding beetroot gives a very nice flavour to the otherwise bland idli. Vibha will not eat idli ans I only hope the colour will entice her some day. Some people add steamed beet to the batter but I like to add the fresh ones since I feel it gives a richer colour. Addition of ginger and green chillies gives the added zing .Likewise we can add other vegetables and greens to make the boring idli more interesting.
The recipe for the regular idli batter is here
Steps
1 Done | Remove the skin of the beet, chop into small pieces and grind it into a smooth paste with chillies and ginger without adding much water else the batter will become very runny |
2 Done | Add the above paste to the prepared idli batter. Add the necessary salt and mix well |
3 Done | Grease the idli mould with oil. Pour the batter into the prepared mould and steam till done or until 10 minutes. Let it cool and then slowly take it out with a spoon and serve with coconut chutney |
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These idlis look lovely! I’m so going to try this out next!
Superb share Veena. Loved the colour of the idli.
They look so so so adorable! I shall try these just for their amazing look :p
The beetrrot idlis look awesome di..perfect way to add both color and flavor to breakfast platter !
I am going to make this for sure!bookmarked it!
Yes sometimes thinking out of the box also adds a little zing to our life and this time to your breakfast
Veena now you’ve got me craving for idlis. Beetroot ones look so lovely.
Such a beauty !! Love the addition of beetroot here di
Lovely and delicious Idli.. :)Healthy too!!
Loved the addition of ginger and green chillies to these vibrant idlis…lovely share.
Loved the idea of adding fresh beetroot to the idlis for a perfect healthy breakfast idea.
Beautiful color of Idlis with beetroot, healthy and nutritious and so attractive for kids..
Even my kids don’t eat idli. I hope I too can entice them to eat idlis. Love these beautiful idlis the colour definitely will entice me.
Lovely share, Veena. A great way to get children (and adults) to eat beet as well:)
These idlis look lovely! I’m so going to try this out next!
Superb share Veena. Loved the colour of the idli.
They look so so so adorable! I shall try these just for their amazing look :p
The beetrrot idlis look awesome di..perfect way to add both color and flavor to breakfast platter !
I am going to make this for sure!bookmarked it!
Yes sometimes thinking out of the box also adds a little zing to our life and this time to your breakfast
Veena now you’ve got me craving for idlis. Beetroot ones look so lovely.
Such a beauty !! Love the addition of beetroot here di
Lovely and delicious Idli.. :)Healthy too!!
Loved the addition of ginger and green chillies to these vibrant idlis…lovely share.
Loved the idea of adding fresh beetroot to the idlis for a perfect healthy breakfast idea.
Beautiful color of Idlis with beetroot, healthy and nutritious and so attractive for kids..
Even my kids don’t eat idli. I hope I too can entice them to eat idlis. Love these beautiful idlis the colour definitely will entice me.