Editorial Recipe

Curd Idli / Thairu Idli

A refreshing dish of curd idli where idli pieces are tossed in a spiced yogurt dressing with a tempering of mustard seeds and curry leaves.

Published on April 28, 2024
South Indian Cuisine
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Ingredients:

4-5 idli, chopped into small pieces

2 cup yogurt

1 cup cold milk

salt to taste

1/2 tsp sugar

1 tbsp ginger, finely chopped

2 green chillies, finely chopped

2 dry red chillies

1 sprig curry leaves

1 tsp urad dal

1 tsp mustard seeds

2-3 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped

2 tbsp coconut oil

Preparation:

  1. In a mixing bowl, add yogurt and cold milk and whisk well. Add salt and sugar and mix well and keep it aside.
  2. Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add urad dal, chopped ginger and green chillies and saute.
  3. Add dry red chillies and curry leaves and fry.
  4. Switch off the flame and add this tempering (reserve little for garnishing) to the yogurt-milk mixture and mix well.
  5. Then add idli pieces and mix well. Adjust salt and add chopped coriander leaves and mix well.
  6. Transfer to a serving dish and garnish with reserved tempering and serve...
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Curd Idli / Thairu Idli

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Shabbu's Tasty Kitchen
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Ingredients

  • 4-5 idli, chopped into small pieces
  • 2 cup yogurt
  • 1 cup cold milk
  • salt to taste
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp ginger, finely chopped
  • 2 green chillies, finely chopped
  • 2 dry red chillies
  • 1 sprig curry leaves
  • 1 tsp urad dal
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 2-3 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil

Instructions

  1. 1
    In a mixing bowl, add yogurt and cold milk and whisk well. Add salt and sugar and mix well and keep it aside.
  2. 2
    Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add urad dal, chopped ginger and green chillies and saute.
  3. 3
    Add dry red chillies and curry leaves and fry.
  4. 4
    Switch off the flame and add this tempering (reserve little for garnishing) to the yogurt-milk mixture and mix well.
  5. 5
    Then add idli pieces and mix well. Adjust salt and add chopped coriander leaves and mix well.
  6. 6
    Transfer to a serving dish and garnish with reserved tempering. Serve.

Description

A refreshing dish of curd idli where idli pieces are tossed in a spiced yogurt dressing with a tempering of mustard seeds and curry leaves.