When Satya announced her event, I wanted to try this technique. I have seen this in cakes, but for idlis, I was not sure of the outcome. I didn’t want to use only food colours. So I decided upon beetroot and carrot along with a few drops of food colour. The first idli I prepared was not fully cooked and so when I removed it from the mould, it was mushy and it lost its shape. So the next try was with aluminium foil lined mould. The result was great. I have included step by step pictures. My daughter loves those flowery pattern on the idli. So I didn’t have to try hard to make her eat idli. It is also a healthy version of our regular idli. Sending this to Twist the Tradition- Idli event by Satya.
Ingredients:
Boiled Rice-1cup
Urad dhal-1/4cup
Food Colours-Red and Orange
Beetroot-1
Carrot-1
Procedure:
Soak rice for 8-10hours.
Soak dhal for 30 minutes.
In a wet grinder, grind the dhal till it is smooth and has so many air bubbles.( the more you grind dhal, the softer the idlis)
Transfer it to a container. Add rice to the grinder and grind it till done.
Add this rice batter to the dhal batter.
Add salt and mix it thoroughly.
Let it ferment over night.
Extract juice from carrot and beetroot.
Take 1cup of fermented batter and add the carrot juice and a few drops of orange food colour. The batter should be little thin than the original idli batter.
Mix another cup of batter with beetroot juice and pink food colour.
Take white batter and mix little water to bring it to required consistency.
Grease a cake tin. Cover it completely with foil. Grease it.
Take 1tbs white batter and pour it in the centre.
Take a tbs orange batter and pour it in the centre. The orange batter will push the white batter outside.
Repeat the three colours until the first ring reaches the outer edge of the tin.
With a tooth pick draw a line from the centre towards the outer edge.
Draw 8 lines in this manner.
Now draw lines from outer edge to the centre. This will create a flower pattern.
Steam cook the idli till a tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
Remove from steam and allow it to cool completely.
Remove from the foil, and serve with sambar and chutney.
A very easy method of marbling is also shown.
Add table spoon full batter of various colours in a greased tin.
With a tooth pick draw some designs to mix the colours.
Steam cook and serve.
Photo Tutorial:
Juices mixed with colours
Add a spoonful in the centre of a greased tin
Add the next colour in the middle
Go on adding spoonful of various colours in the centre
Repeat till the edges are touched
With a tooth pick drag lines from centre to the outer edge
Drag lines from outer edge towards centre in between the previous lines
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Innovative idea Gayathri! Those flower patterned idli’s are really really cute!
The idlies will be in bigger size,right? Cake mathiri cut panni sappidanuma? super-a irukkunga!
very innovative ……loving it
Nice idea…Remember of the idly that my mom used to cook in plates and coffee tumblers…
Wow!!That looks soooo colorful and I am sure kids will love it..very innovative ,Gayathri 🙂
wow, so innovative, Gayathri…Idlis tempt me always, but this looks more tempting..very cute
what a lovely idea… its more like zebra than marble loved it
my son would be delighted to eat this
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Gosh!!! The idlies look so colourul. Kudos to you Gayatri. Even a idli hater will fall in love with this 🙂
wow…this sooo amazing….very innovative …will try this…I bet no kid will say NO to this idli….great dear…thanks for sharing…
WOW..brilliant idea dear! Loved the color…looks fluffy! 😀
Great idea! Pretty impressed!
Thats a colourful idli gayatri. Thanks for sending them to my event..
Wow this is really great.
wonderful idea dear…yummy idli
super twisting of such an age old recipe.super yum….
such an innovative recipe ! will try
OMG!! gayathri that’s such a colourful idli..looking like a coloured zebra cake… wow!! U are a real food designer..
yup i was reminded of he zebra cake too– Gayathri U ROCK !
Gayathri yeppadi ippadi ellam kalakuringa pa…attagasama irruku marbled idli..
wonderful…super…kudos to your efforts…U r a star…the pattern is beautiful,will be a sure hit with the kiddies..
Reva
Lovely Idea. Great!
looks colourful n grt pics.
wow nice pic dear n yummy too
I just want to say and nothing else ….trutly amazing ….
thats looks super cute. with vegetable colours we can make these for kids am totally buying this idea.
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Wow!!! Gayathri superb idea!!! Very Very innovative!!!! Love that Design!!!!
Loved it:-) looks very tempting..you are really a genius Dear:-)
thats amazing! too gud idea…luks beautiful.
what a innovative idea! thanks for sharing.
Wow!
Oh awesome this is damn cute and creative.
Looks very attractive, nice twist to the traditional one.
Ha ha thats cute gayathri…
awesome!
amazing idlies are looking beautiful very new idea love it
wow…amazing idlis…v ttaractive…nice twist !..grt work!
Very Innovative, Loved your Idea
This looks amazing, very attractive,loved your idea.
Cool idlis,little ones will love it.
Kudos to u dear to come up with such a lovely idea. I was wondering even spinach would be good giving the green colour.
FOODELICIOUS
awesome, too creative!!!!!!!!!
akka looks very colorful……nan ungha veetuku vandhu sapdren…..:)
Excellent idea
i love this idli
WOW! u r so creative gayatri.. children will love this!!looks really attractive!!
Wow This looks fantastic .I have seen this pattern on cakes and even coffee but not in idlys
Way to go
have never tried idlis this way…..simply superb 🙂 first time here…wonderful space….
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Hat’s of to your creativity…..such a innovative idly,,,,its looking so pretty..
Lovely and colorful…
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Superb and delicious. So creative and innovative.
Dtas a cooool idea Gayathri….too innovative….
very creative..i never thought an ordinary idly can be so interesting.. but how did u steam.. did that tin fit in the cooker or idly chatti?
OMG! Your idlis look awesome and super pretty!
very very innovative idea… wonderful way of thinking especially in idlies….. wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww
pretty cute in appearance.
UMA
innovative …nice colors to attract the kids