Recipe: At Home Beetroot Coconut Idli

Recipe: At Home Beetroot Coconut Idli Delicious, fresh and tasty.
Beetroot Coconut Idli. This pink idli is a healthier, nutritious version of regular idlis ! Have them with coconut chutney to make a complete meal full of carbs, protein and fats. Mix beetroot puree or paste with idly batter.
For idli batter refer here - Batter for soft idlis; You can either finely grate the beetroot or blend it in the mixer.
If it is very juicy then squeeze it.
Batter should not become very watery. beetroot idli.
You can cook Beetroot Coconut Idli using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Beetroot Coconut Idli
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You need 1 cup of semolina (sooji).
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Prepare 1 of beetroot (medium sized).
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It’s 1/2 cup of grated coconut.
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It’s 1 cup of curd.
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Prepare 1 of green chilli chopped.
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It’s 1/2 inch of ginger grated.
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It’s 1 tsp of mustard seeds.
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It’s 1/2 tsp of baking soda.
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You need to taste of salt.
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You need as needed of cashews (optional).
Add garlic, grated beetroot and cook until soft.
Add oil if needed in between.
First grind urad dal, red chilli and salt coarsely.
Add cooked beetroot, garlic, coconut, tamarind and grind with little water.
Beetroot Coconut Idli instructions
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First in a blender jar add grated coconut, ginger, green chilli, mustard seeds and 1/4 cup of curd..
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Blend well to make paste..
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Now in a pan add grated beetroot and saute for a min, keep aside..
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In a bowl add semolina, blended coconut paste and beetroot, mix well.now add remaining 3/4 cup of curd, mix everything well..
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Add salt, mix well and set aside to rest for 15-20 mins..
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Now heat a idli steamer, grease each mould of plate with little oil and place a cashew in each mould..
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Now add baking soda to the batter and mix well..
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Now add ladle full of idli batter in each mould and cook for 15 mins on high heat..
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Delicious beetroot coconut idli is ready to serve, serve hot with green chutney, it taste yum..
Transfer to serving bowl and temper with items given under to temper and mix well in chutney.
Notes Keep the water to boil.
In the mean time grease the Idli Stand with little oil (just rub it with your fingers) With the help of a spoon fill the molds of the Idli Stand.
Once the water starts boiling, immerse the Idli stand in it, and close the lid.
This beetroot barfi is one of the easiest sweets even a beginner in cooking can try.