Surprise Your Kids With These Jam Idlis 

By Sushmita Sengupta

Idli is a South Indian steamed cake that is round and about the size of a palm. It can be spruced up in a dozen ways, here’s a version with jam that your kids will love. 

Ingredients

– Rice: 1 cup – Urad dal: ½ cup – Fenugreek seeds: ½ teaspoon – Salt to taste – Jam: 3 teaspoons – Oil: 1 teaspoon

Step 1

Place the idli steamer to boil along with water.Take a bowl and cream the Jam to soften it a bit and fill the piping bag with the jam 

Step 2

Grease the idli moulds, pour the idli batter into the moulds and top the batter with a little jam.  

Step 3

With a piping bag, make a jalebi-like shape or ripple of the jam in the batter 

Step 4

Steam for 8-10 minutes till the idli is cooked