Instant vegetable idli in cupcake maker

Well, I have no problems in saying that this recipe can be done the traditional way steaming the idlis in pressure and getting the instant idlis out. But didnt want to take that pain of cleaning and washing up the utensils which come out afterwards. So, this one invention is the outcome of me trying to find a quicker and less messier way.

And this is how it goes -

Ingredients - Samolina - 1 cup

                   yoghurt - 1/2 up

                   carrot/ beans/ cabbage - finely chopped 1/2 cup

                   water - just for the desired consistency

                   Salt - to taste

                   fruit salt/ eno - 1 spoon

Recipe - In a bowl mix all the ingredients except salt and eno/fruit salt. leave the mixture aside for 20-30 minutes.

Just before you are going to start add salt and eno/ fruit salt to this mixture.

Connect the cupcake maker to the main grease the moulds and start putting the mixture. Do not fill them till the top, I would say about 3/4th of the cups.

Close the lid and wait for it till it gets done. For me the time taken for each set was approx 10 minutes but may vary with the different makes of cupcake maker being used.

Can be eaten hot or cold with tomato ketchup or some dip/ chutney.

Vegetarian Sausages

So here I am after a while now and I am sure that you are going to like this one for the Lunchboxes. Can't say if they taste exactly like the sausages available in the superstores but my son said that they taste even better.... ;-)

As in the lunchboxes kids normally have the sausages and I have been listening to my son saying "can I taste the sausage, did get some the Quorn ones but then decided to try it myself.

Felt really good about this one especially -

Ingredients

• Soya chunks - 60 grams or a cup
• Bread  - 1 1/2 medium slices (crumbed)
• Ground black pepper
• Mixed herbs
• Salt to taste
• For Shallow fry - olive oil

The recipe goes like this -

Firstly you need to soak soya chunks in boiled water for half an hour or boil it in pressure cooker for just one whisle. Take them out and squeeze the water out. Grind it in a mixer grinder.

In a bowl take the soya chunks out, add the bread crumbs, mixed herbs, pepper and salt and mix them well.

Now, give them the shape of sausages and shallow fry/  them in a pan. You will need to keep turning as they need to be roasted on all sides evenly.