The Kettle-Pounder Rasam Idli

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Put 6 garlic, 2 chilies, and 7 peppers in a plastic bag.
  2. 2Crush the ingredients in the plastic bag into a paste using a bottle.
  3. 3Boil water in a kettle with 3 halved tomatoes and the crushed paste.
  4. 4Once the tomatoes are soft, fish them out.
  5. 5Mash the cooked tomatoes and add them back to the boiling mixture.
  6. 6Stir in salt, chili powder, and rasam masala.
  7. 7Grease a small bowl.
  8. 8Add idli mix to the greased bowl.
  9. 9Place the bowl with idli mix over the boiling rasam in the kettle.
  10. 10Cover the kettle with a lid or plate and steam until the idli is spongy.
  11. 11Serve idli submerged in rasam.
  12. 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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