Yellow Bell Pepper Idli Cupcakes Recipe

Take a deep bowl first for preparation.

Fill the bowl with enough water in a deep bowl.

Combine the urad dal and fenugreek seed in that deep bowl and mix well.

Cover the bowl with a lid and keep aside to soak for 4 hours.

Take another deep bowl to make another mixture of rice flakes and rice.

Combine the rice and thick rice flakes in that bowl

Fill the another deep bowl with enough water.

Put the rice flakes and rice mixture in the bowl and mix well.

Cover with a lid and keep aside to soak for 4 hours.

Take yellow bell pepper and roast the yellow bell pepper and make the coulis (a thin vegetable or fruit puree used as a sauce) out of it.

Wash and drain the urad dal and fenugreek seeds.

Blend in a mixer to a smooth paste.

For blending, use approx. 1 cup of water.

Transfer the mixture into a deep bowl and keep aside.

Wash and drain the rice and thick rice flakes.

Blend in a mixer to a slightly coarse paste.

For blending, use approx. 1½ cups of water.

Add this mixture to the urad dal, yellow bell pepper coulis ,fenugreek seeds mixture.

Add the salt and mix very well.

Cover it with a lid and keep aside to ferment in a warm place for 12 hours.

After fermentation, mix the batter well once again and pour spoon full of the batter into greased idli cups.

Steam in an idli steamer for 10 to 12 minutes or till they are cooked.

Repeat with the remaining batter to make more idlis.

Serve hot with sambhar, coconut chutney.