Recipe: Tasty Thalicha Idli / South Indian Style Tempered Steamed Rice Cakes / Tadka Idli

Thalicha Idli / South Indian Style Tempered Steamed Rice Cakes / Tadka Idli.

You can cook Thalicha Idli / South Indian Style Tempered Steamed Rice Cakes / Tadka Idli using 12 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Thalicha Idli / South Indian Style Tempered Steamed Rice Cakes / Tadka Idli

1. Prepare 2 cups of Idli batter.
2. It's 1/4 tsp of Mustard seeds.
3. It's 1 tbsp of Chana dal/ split Bengal gram.
4. You need 1 tbsp of Urad dal/ split black gram.
5. You need 8, chopped into small pieces of Cashews.
6. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Jeera.
7. It's 1, finely chopped of Green chilli.
8. You need 1 sprig, finely chopped of Curry leaves.
9. Prepare 1 tsp of Ginger-garlic paste.
10. Prepare 1 pinch of Asafoetida.
11. Prepare To taste of Salt.
12. Prepare 3 tsp of Oil.

Thalicha Idli / South Indian Style Tempered Steamed Rice Cakes / Tadka Idli step by step

1. Heat oil in a nonstick pan. Splutter mustard seeds. Add the daals, cashews, jeera, green chilli, ginger-garlic paste, chopped curry leaves, & asafoetida. Saute until golden brown. Turn off the flame. Add the seasoning to the idli batter and mix well until combined. Grease the idli molds with oil. Fill 3/4th of the molds with the prepared batter. Steam in a idli pot/steamer on medium flame for 15 minutes or until done..
2. When inserting a tooth pick in the middle of the idli, if it comes out clean without batter sticking, it indicates it is cooked. Turn off the flame and remove the molds from steamer and alloq it to cool. Gently loosen the idli from mold using a knife and just tapping the mold by placing upside down. Enjoy the idlis with chutney or sambar..