Vegetable Poha Idli/ Instant Idli

Recipe Type : Indian                                                         Yield: 17 ' idli's
Preparation Time: 15 mins                                               Cooking Time : 15 mins

Ingredients:
1 and 1/2 cup of idli rawa
1 cup of thin beaten rice (poha)
Pinch of soda
1 and 1/2 tsp of salt (to taste)
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup of chopped vegetables (beans, carrots, peas, sweet corn)
Water
2 tsp oil or clarified butter (ghee)

Method:
1. In a bowl add buttermilk and idli rawa. Mix well. Keep it aside for 10 mins.
2. Take another bowl. Add thin beaten rice and water. Keep it aside for 3 mins.

3. Now remove extra water from the beaten rice. Mash beaten rice.
4. Mix this mashed beaten rice into the idli rawa mixture.
5. Pour water (1 cup or 1 and 1/2 cup), salt, add chopped vegetables and soda. Mix well (maintain batter consistency like normal idli batter. Don't add lots of water). No fermentation is required.

6. Grease idli molds with oil or clarified butter (ghee).

7. Heat idli cooker with water.

8. Fill batter into the idli molds. Steam for 15 mins.

9. Serve hot vegetable poha idlis with sambar and chutney.