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July 23, 2009

Idli Tikka - Colorful Mini Idli - Kids Lunch Box Recipes

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Yet anotherr unique , interesting dish from my friend Shalini….She just told me the recipe and i named it.. Wink Its a yummy kids friendly recipe…We liked it sooooo muchLove Struck.

Ingredients
  • Mini idlies – 30 nos
  • **Green chutney – 1 /2 cup
  • **Idly milagai podi – 3 – 4 tsp
  • Capsicum – 1/2 no (cube cut )
  • Big onion – 1
  • Oil – 1 tbsp
  • Tooth pick – 10 sticks
**Green chutney:
  • Coriander leaves – 1 handful
  • Big onion – 1 /2 no (less is also ok)
  • Green chilly – 1 – 2 no (adjust )
  • Salt  - as needed
Green chutney for tikka

Method
  1. Steam 30 idlies in mini idly plate..Set aside.
  2. Heat a kadai with oil.Add the capsicum and big onion ..Saute well.. Keep it apart..
  3. Heat the kadai with 1 tsp of oil /ghee and add 10 idlies to it..Sprinkle idly milagai podi over it and toss well..Make sure the idlies dont break.(I just shake the kadai to and fro) Transfer it to a plate..RED colored idly is ready!!
  4. Prepare green chutney with all the ingredients mentioned above and make it to a smooth thick paste..
  5. Take another 10 plain idlies and dip it into the chutney.It will turn into GREEN colored idlies..!!
  6. Take the last 10 white idlies..and arrange everything  with capsicum and onion in between tooth picks as desired..
idlies
Quick and yummy idly tikka is ready ;)
Idly tikka


Try and  let me know :)
See u all in my next post Wave


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44 comments :

Mangala Bhat said...

wow! lovely clicks..Looks soo yummy!

lubnakarim06 said...

Oh wow....looks yum.......

Bergamot said...

nice pics.looks realy yummy.kids would love it.

Usha said...

Lovely idea, looks really cute !

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

wow - lovely pix...
Looks so good...

Hari Chandana P said...

sounds too good.. yummyy.. lovely clicks!!

Suparna said...

nice Idea chitra :) looks colourful

Rekha shoban said...

i like mini idlies very mcuh...looking colourful

lata raja said...

Very interesting idlis.The green chutney looks so lovely.

Sailaja Damodaran said...

nice idea....

Unknown said...

Lovely colorful dish.

Kalyani said...

lovely interesting idlis ......

Pavithra Elangovan said...

Ha ha nice idea and lovely presentation too.. Innovative and really appreciate this.. wish to have a skewed one pls..

Gita Jaishankar said...

Very innovative recipe...looks lovely...kids are sure to like this idli tikka :)

Vani said...

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Looks pretty!

Pooja said...

Wow this looks so cute! Definitely kids favourite!

Laavanya said...

That looks so cute and nice presentation too.

Chef Jeena said...

Wow what a great idea these look so delicious and colourful. :-)

Sree vidya said...

The idly looks nice Chitra!
I also like your tried and tasted column. So nice of you to feature someone else's blog and recipe in your page.
I'm yet to post my arachivitta sambar recipe.

kittymatti said...

so cute, lovely ideas!

Sushma Mallya said...

innovative idea must say....nice pictures too...

Shama Nagarajan said...

yummy recipe...

sriharivatsan said...

Hey super clicks. Very innovative..

Sharmila said...

Hey! You come up with the most awesome stuff! Idli tikka! Too good Chitra! :-)

Chitra said...

Thanku all buddies for ur lovely comments:)

Raks said...

Pretty looking snack and am sure tastes great too:)

Uma said...

colorful idlis. looks so tempting.

Raaga said...

I love the idea... great for a party too :)

Deepthi Shankar said...

wow a great idea .. looks soo nice

chef and her kitchen said...

Loved those mini idlies..perfect for parties..

Valarmathi Sanjeev said...

Great idea. Looks so tempting.

EC said...

Interesting one..even elders will like it..

jayasree said...

Idli tikka is interesting.. Will surely tempt even the non-idly-lovers

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Looks so beautiful great Idea...

Thanks for sharing your recipe:)


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Parita said...

Oh wow thats such a wonderful idea, looks colorful too!

Andhra Flavors said...

This sounds interesting and tempting :)

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Anonymous said...

cool idea to attract the kids with food they call it boring. kudos to u and ur frnd

Vibaas said...

those are so cute. my kids will love it.

Nithya Praveen said...

Perfect kid friendly food.Looks wonderful.

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Padma said...

They looks so cute Chitra... kids would surely love them :)

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