GLASS IDLI / TUMBLER IDLI

Soft and spongy idlis are a popular delicacy from the South Indian Cuisine. This popular snack is consumed as breakfast as well as a meal. Apart from making it in a modern Idli maker, Idlis are prepared in various leaves like jackfruit leaves, banana leaves, lotus leaves, therali leaves etc. In Karnataka, idlis were traditionally steamed in jackfruit leaves and these idlis known as Khotto or Kottiage and in Konkan known as Gunda idlis. In such method, uniform sized leaves are folded and interwoven with tiny sticks in a cup shape. Then idli batter is poured and steamed. In this method idli batter should be little thicker than usual to avaoid seeping between the leaves. But in this modern era, it is hard to get fresh leaves for those who lives in Urban places, so this glass idli/tumbler idli is invented as an alternative of this Udipi style Khottos. In this method the idli batter is filled into the glass or tumbler and then steamed. Even who don’t have idli maker can prepare idlis like this. Today, I have prepared stuffed glass idlis.
Info source: internet

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Steaming time: 15 minutes
Serves: 4 persons

Ingredients:
2 cup idli batter
For stuffing:
2 boiled potatoes (mashed)
1/4 cup finely chopped coriander
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp roasted cumin powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp podi masala
Salt to taste
Oil for greasing

Method:

1. Add all ingredients into mashed potato and mix well. Prepare cylinder shaped rolls from this stuffing. Keep size according to the glass.
2. Now grease glass with oil, add little idli batter and place one potato roll in centre. Then carefully fill glass with batter. Fill glass 3/4 as after steaming it will be puffed.
3. Then place glass in a steamer and cover it. Cook for about 15 minutes. You can check after 15 minutes with knife for doneness.
4. Let it cool little then unmould it and cut into slices.
5. Serve hot.

Note:

1. You can fill stuffing of your choice.