Cocktail idlis

Ingredients:

• Rice – 2 cups
• Urad Daal (white) – 1 cup
• Spinach puree (for green colour) – 2 tablespoon
• Carrot puree (for orange colour) – 2 – 3 tablespoon
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Wash and soak the daal and rice separately overnight or for about 6 to 8 hours.  
• Now grind rice coarsely in a blender. Next grind the daal into a smooth and bubbly paste.
•  Mix both the blended mixtures to form a batter and grind them together again.
•  Add salt and set aside in a warm place for 8-9 hours or overnight for fermenting. 

For cocktail Idlis –

                             Take 3 different bowls; put batter in equal portions into .

1. For Green colour – Add spinach puree to one bowl 
2. For Orange colour – Add carrot puree to the bowl 
3. For White colour – Use the basic batter mix 

  *note :( Mix well and add in water if necessary,till the batter is of dropping consistency.)

• Now grease the idli stand well and fill each of them with 3/4th full of batter, pill all the colours in the idli cup separately. 
• Steam  idlis on medium flame for about 10 minutes or until done.
•  Use a knife to remove the idlis on after they are little cooled. 
•  Serve them with sambhar or chutney.