Easy to make, akki tari idli, healthy steamed rice dumplings with peas and corn
Ingredients
1 Cup idli/akki rava
1 Tbsp coconut oil/regular cooking oil
1 Tsp mustard
1 Tsp jeera
1 Tsp urad dal
A pinch of hing
½ Tsp pounded black pepper
1 chopped green chilli
¼ Cup corn
¼ Cup peas
¼ cup grated coconut
Salt to taste
2 Cups water
Method
Heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard, jeera and hing. Add urad dal and let it turn golden. Add green chilli, corn and peas and black pepper. Stir for 2-3 minutes
Next add akki tari/rice rava and mix well
Add grated coconut and salt to taste. Mix well
Pour 2 Cups water and make akki rava uppittu
Cover and cook. Turn off heat and let it cool. To make idlis, press handfuls of this uppittu into rough dumplings
Steam in an idli maker/cooker or double boiler for 10 minutes
When they are done, let them sit for a couple of minutes
Serve hot with masala curd!
Notes
These idlis can also be made plain without corn/peas
Serve with coconut chutney if you want
1:2 rava:water ration works well for this recipe
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/akki-tari-idli/