4 Snacks Using Idli Batter

Idli batter made using rice, black gram and fenugreek is used for making idli and dosa. Do you know, this leftover batter can be used to make tasty snacks? You can make delicious 4 O’ clock snacks when your kids return from school.

Pazham Appam:

Add a little scrapped coconut, chopped big banana pieces, jaggery for taste and cardamom powder to idli batter and mix well. Take a Unniyappam maker, heat it and add a little ghee to each mould. Pour a little batter to each mould till it reaches 3/4^th. When one side is cooked, flip once and cook the other side too. You can make this appam as different batches, until the batter is finished.

Veg Pancake:

Chop some onion, carrot, green chillies, ginger and capsicum. Grate some cooked potatoes. Add these ingredients to the idli batter. Add some crushed chillies, cumin seeds, coriander leaves, and sufficient salt, and the mix the batter. Heat a pan and pour a little oil. Pour one big spoon of batter, spread it thick and prepare pancakes. Continue the process for remaining batter. You can also add finely chopped tomatoes if you want.

Spot Idli:

Chop a little onion and tomato to fine pieces and sauté it in a pan adding a little oil. Add chopped curry leaves, red chilli powder and chutney powder along with sufficient salt and mix well. Divide this mixture to four equal parts, and spread a little bit. Pour one spoon of batter each on each part, and cook it with lid closed. Flip once and cook the other side too.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine, November 23 – December 6, 2024

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