Corn and Pepper Idli was my first time experiment and since my husband was travelling, I had to depend on my own verdict. But trust me, its not just healthy but yummy too. Infact you wouldn't need any chutney or sambhar and its self sufficient. Ans addition of flax seeds powder just gives that idli some more touch of nutrition to your platter.
I had a glass of buttermilk with this and that made a good wholesome lunch for me. The roasted bell pepper gives a nice color and taste while corn provides good nutrition as well as creaminess. The idlis would be little dense than the regular ones because of the addition of the puree/paste but its worth the taste for sure. You can temper it a bit with cut into small pieces and serve as appetizers too with your favorite mocktails.
- Idli Batter: 2 cups
- Red Bell Pepper:1
- Corn Kernels: 1/2 cup boiled
- Garlic: 2 cloves
- Flax seeds: 1 tsp powdered
- Salt: as per taste
- Olive oil: 1/2 tsp
- Smear a drop of oil on bell pepper and garlic and roast on the flame till it gets black marks.
- Now put in cold water and gentle peel the charred skin.
- In a blender make a fine paste of diced roasted pepper, garlic, salt and boiled corns.
- Mix this paste and flax seed powder in the idli paste and put it in the idli moulds and steam it.
- Now in a pan heat some olive oil and saute these idlis before serving it with some butter milk.