The Kettle-Pounder Rasam Idli
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Put 6 garlic, 2 chilies, and 7 peppers in a plastic bag.
- 2Crush the ingredients in the plastic bag into a paste using a bottle.
- 3Boil water in a kettle with 3 halved tomatoes and the crushed paste.
- 4Once the tomatoes are soft, fish them out.
- 5Mash the cooked tomatoes and add them back to the boiling mixture.
- 6Stir in salt, chili powder, and rasam masala.
- 7Grease a small bowl.
- 8Add idli mix to the greased bowl.
- 9Place the bowl with idli mix over the boiling rasam in the kettle.
- 10Cover the kettle with a lid or plate and steam until the idli is spongy.
- 11Serve idli submerged in rasam.
- 12Top with podi and ghee.
Ingredients
- 6 garlic
- 2 chilies
- 7 peppers
- 3 tomatoes halved
- salt
- chili powder
- rasam masala
- idli mix
- podi
- ghee
Equipment
plastic bagbottlekettlesmall bowllid/plate
Tips
- Not authentic, just 100% better than the hostel mess.
- Do not use glass bottle for crushing to avoid glass particles in food.
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