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.
– Rice: 1 cup – Urad dal: ½ cup – Fenugreek seeds: ½ teaspoon – Salt to taste – Jam: 3 teaspoons – Oil: 1 teaspoon
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
Grease the idli moulds, pour the idli batter into the moulds and top the batter with a little jam.
With a piping bag, make a jalebi-like shape or ripple of the jam in the batter
Steam for 8-10 minutes till the idli is cooked