Masala Idli with Dil leaves

Masala Idli, Soft Spiced up Idli with dill leaves flavor, Give a twist to your regular Idli batter by adding this Dill leaves mix & enjoy new tasty Flavorful Masala Idli

Idli is a very healthy south Indian breakfast, you can Try my various types of Idli recipes:  Urad & Rice Idli, Urad Rava Idli, Rava vegie Idli, Ragi(Nachni)Idli... You can even try popular combo  Idli with Vada

For Masala Idli all you need is regular Idli batter & some Dill leaves with Tadka
These are the Ingredients needed:

For Idli Batter:
Urad Daal: 1 cup

Raw Rice(Idli Rice): 3 cups

For tempering:
Oil: 3-4 sps
Mustard seeds
Green chilies: 2-3
Chana dal: 2sps
Onion chopped: 1
Dill leaves chopped: 1/2 cup

For the Idli Batter
Soak Urad Dal & Dosa Rice for 4 hrs
Wash it & grind with little water in a blender/Grinder
This must be grinded to course paste/you can even make smooth paste
Keep the batter in a warm place to ferment Overnite(6hrs)

Preparation of Idli:

Use a Pan for tempering, keep it on medium heat

Add Oil & mustard seeds, wait till it splatters

Add chana daal & fry till slightly changes color

Add chopped Greenchilies & Onion fry till translucent

Finally add chopped Dill leaves & fry for 2-3 min

While making Idli, add this tempering mix to the Fermented Batter add salt & mix

Grease the Idli mould with Oil

Pour a laddle full of Idli batter in each section of Idli

Keep in Idli steamer(Keeping water below)& steam for 20 min

After 20 min switch off the heat & let it cool down a bit

Then remove the Idli stand, let it release its steam a bit

Then with help of a wet spatula(ie dip the spatula in water)

Remove the Idli from each section & serve

Masala Idli served with Tandoori Mayonaise for a twist

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