Recipe
Cotton Soft Idlis (Kushboo Idli, Sabudana Secret)
Put on Cotton Soft Idlis (Kushboo Idli, Sabudana Secret) when you want something comforting and the evening is already moving.
You'll taste the onion and tomato or passata first.
Plan on about 30 minutes, most of it hands-off.
Ingredients
- 1–2 onion
- 2 medium or 1 cup tomato or passata
- 1–2 tbsp ginger-garlic
- spices (turmeric, cumin, garam masala), to taste
- 2 tbsp oil or ghee
Steps
- Prep all ingredients from your grocery list (wash, chop, measure).
- Heat oil or ghee in a pan; sauté onion and ginger-garlic until fragrant.
- Add tomatoes/spices from your list; cook until the base looks thick, 5–7 min.
- Add the main ingredients; simmer with a little water until everything is tender and cooked through.
- Taste, adjust salt and spice, and serve hot.
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Tips
- Taste for salt before it leaves the pan. The pinch is easy to miss.
- Keep ginger and garlic moving in the oil so they toast instead of burn.
- Warm the bowl. A hot dish on a cold plate goes quiet in a minute.
Questions
How long does it take?
Cotton Soft Idlis (Kushboo Idli, Sabudana Secret) takes about 30 minutes, from the first cut to the plate.
Is it kid-friendly?
Not as written. Cotton Soft Idlis (Kushboo Idli, Sabudana Secret) isn't marked kid-friendly. Taste the heat before you serve it to kids, and set their portion aside if you add hot chili.
What can I substitute?
No onion? Yellow onion stands in at the same amount. The dish still tastes like Cotton Soft Idlis (Kushboo Idli, Sabudana Secret).
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