This recipe is the combination of South India and Western India. Idli is the most common
breakfast among south Indian household and Potato Vada is a common snack of
Maharashtrians. But eating idli and potato Vada together is something interesting isn’t it? This is Potato Stuffed Fried Idli – where a Maharashtrian style potato Sabji is stuffed in between spoonful of south Indian idli batter and steamed together. Further it is fried with gram flour to get a real taste and feel of Idli and Potato Vada.
This is a simple yet delicious recipe. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I do.
So, Let’s Cook Good Food…
Ingredients:
Idli Batter 400gms
Boiled Potato 4
Curry Leaves 8-10
Green chilies 2, finely chopped
Onion 1 Medum (finely chopped)
Ginger Garlic Paste I tsp
Turmeric Powder 1/3 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil for frying
Batter for Frying:
Gram Flour or Chickpea Flour ¾ Cup
Corn Flour or Rice Flour 2-3 tbsp
Chili Powder ½ tsp
Turmeric Powder ¼ tsp
Pinch of Hing (Asafoetida)
Tiny pinch of Soda
Salt to taste
Water as needed
Method:
For Stuffing:
Mash/ grate the boiled potato and keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan, add curry leaves, green chilli and onion. Fry it for 2 minutes on a
medium flame.
Add ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder and salt, mix it and fry it for a minute on a low flame.
Add grated/mashed potatoes, fry it for a minute on a low flame.
Add coriander leaves, fry it for one more minute on medium flame, keep stirring.
Turn off the flame and take out the aloo bharta in a bowl.
Grease your palm with few drops of oil and take small portion of aloo bharta.
Roll it in your palm to give it tikki shape, make tikkis from the remaining bharta.
Idli Process:
Boil a glass of water in idli pot, in the meanwhile grease the idli tray with oil.
Add little salt into the idli batter and add ½ serving spoon of batter in each mould on idli tray.
Place one aloo bharta tikki in each batter filled mould, pour ½ serving spoon of batter on the top of aloo bharta tikki (Make sure the tikkis are covered with batter properly).
Repeat the same process for remaining batter, stuffed idlis are ready for streaming.
Place the idli tray carefully inside the idli pot and cover the lid.
Cook it for 12-15 minutes on medium flame, turn off the flame.
Gently take out the idli from tray.
Batter and Frying process for potato stuffed Idli:
Take gram flour in a bowl.
Add red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt, hing (asafoetida). Mix everything well
adding water as needed and make neither too thick nor too thin better. Check salt and
spice.
When the oil is hot enough, add a tiny pinch of soda to the batter. Mix well.
Regulate the flame to medium.
Deep each potato stuffed idli in the batter, coat the idli with batter and drop in the oil.
Do not disturb them for a while, gently stir and fry until golden.
Serve this Potato Stuffed Fried Idli with Coconut Chutney.
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