Recipe: Appetizing 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 achieve that.

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

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