If you love instant versions of idlis with healthy stuffs in it,this spongy quinoa and semolina idli is for you, they gets reaily quickly in less than 20minutes and you can carry very well as your lunch box menu, serve it with spicy chutney or simple kuzhambu,you will definitely have an excellent,filling and satisfying breakfast,lunch or dinner...I prepared this tempered quinoa and semolina idli this morning as instant version to fulfill my H's sudden craving for idlis, as i wanted to feed quinoa to him which he hates very much as anything, i tried this simple healthy idli by grinding roasted semolina and quinoa together and finish it as these yummy soft idlis...He just loved having with spicy coconut chutney and asked me to serve two more idlis...
1/2cup Quinoa
1cup Semolina/Rava
2cups Sour yogurt
2nos Green chillies (chopped)
1/2tsp Eno Salt or Baking soda
1/4tsp Mustard seeds
1/4tsp Urad dal
1/2tsp Channadal
Few curry leaves
Salt
Oil
Heat few drops of oil, let splutters the mustard seeds,urad dal and channadal..add immediately chopped green chillies,curry leaves, fry for few seconds...keep aside
Meanwhile roast both the quinoa and rava together, grind them bit coarse powder..Mix this grounded powder along with sour yogurt in a bowl,add this tempered spices to them and finally add the eno salt..stir quickly and pour a ladle of batter to the greased idli plates..Steam cook in idly cooker for 15-20minutes..
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