இடியாப்பம் குருமா - South Indian breakfast recipes - Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Srilanka #KK2

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: regular milk

Almond milk offers a lower-calorie option while maintaining creaminess.

mixed vegetables

🥗Healthier: fresh vegetables

💰Cheaper: frozen vegetables

Fresh vegetables enhance flavor and nutrition.

ginger

🥗Healthier: ginger powder

💰Cheaper: none

Ginger powder is a convenient alternative.

black pepper

🥗Healthier: white pepper

💰Cheaper: none

White pepper provides a milder flavor.

Wash all the vegetables in water and then chop. 2 carrots chopped, 10-12 beans cut into lengthy pieces, 2 potatoes chopped, 1 Nookal chopped.

In a mixie jar add coconuts, cumin, fennel, garlic, roasted gram dal, cashews. Add spices cinnamon, cloves and cardamom. First grind well then add water.

Grind to fine paste adding water little by little, Add a green chilly and grind well again. Coconut paste is ready, keep aside.

In a pressure cooker add 2 tsp of oil. For flavor, add a bay leaf, cloves and star anise. Saute well till nice aroma.

Add a green chilly and saute well, Add finely chopped onion and fresh curry leaves. Saute till onions become transparent.

Add salt and mix well, then add all the veggies and saute for 2 mins in low flame.

Saute all the vegetables in oil for a while.

Add 2 glasses of water, add mint leaves and allow to cook.

After 2 mins add the ground coconut paste.

Add more water if required and adjust consistency. Boil it for 2-3 mins and check for salt and adjust.

Cover and cook for 2 whistles in medium flame.

After pressure subsides transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with coriander leaves.

For preparing idiyappam, wash and soak a cup of raw rice in water for 4 hours. After 4 hours drain excess water and dry it on a kitchen cloth. After 1/2 an hour grind it in a mixie jar or take to shop for preparing fine powder like flour. Sieve it well and roast in a pan for 2 mins in low flame.

To the flour add required salt, a tsp of oil and add hot water little by little and mix well.

Mix well using a ladle adding hot water to make idiyappams soft.

After some time when the mixture comes to room temperature, you can knead in your hands.

The dough is ready now let us grease idly plates or if you have idiyappam plates you can use it.

Grease oil in the plates, Add water in the idly pot and preheat before making idiyappam.

Let the water start boiling meanwhile prepare making idiyappam.

Using an idiyappam mould with very thin holes, grease oil inside the mould.

Take enough dough to keep inside the mould.

Cover it and start pressing and prepare idiyappam on each hole, Add dough inside if it gets over.

Arrange all the plates with idiyappam.

Now the idiyappam plates are ready and water started boiling in the idly pot.

Let us keep inside and cook in medium heat for 7-8 mins. After 8 mins open and check idiyappam. It has nicely cooked take out and keep for a while.

Soft and perfectly cooked idiyappam is ready. Serve with veg kurma.

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