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Tricolour Food Recipe: Goli Idli Recipe
Sneha Paul

Tricoloured Goli Idli Recipe

Looking for a Tricolour Food recipe to mark the occasion? Try our Tricoloured Goli Idli Recipe - a vibrant, delicious, and patriotic breakfast treat that's sure to delight!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 2 people
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 cups Rice Flour
  • 1.5 cups Water
  • 2 tbsp Ghee
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • Ghee for greasing
Natural Food Colourings:
  • 2-3 tbsp Carrot Puree orange colour
  • 2 tbsp Spinach Puree green colour, using blanched spinach
Tadka Ingredients:
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • ½ tsp Mustard Seeds
  • 1 tsp Chana Dal
  • 1 tsp Urad Dal
  • 2 dried Red Chillies
  • A pinch of Hing
  • 1 green Chilli chopped
  • 1- inch Ginger finely chopped
  • 8-10 Curry Leaves chopped
  • 2 tsp Sesame Seeds
  • 2 tbsp chopped Coriander Leaves

Method
 

Make the dough:
  1. Boil water, ghee, and salt in a non-stick pan. Add rice flour, mix well, and stir until water is absorbed. Rest for 2 minutes.
Colour the dough:
  1. Divide the dough into three parts. Add carrot puree to one, spinach puree to another, and leave the third plain. Knead each dough until smooth.
Shape the idlis:
  1. Apply ghee to your palm and shape each coloured dough into small balls.
Steam the idlis:
  1. In a pot, pour water and place a steaming rack. Grease the rack with ghee. Cover and let it bring to a boil.
  2. Place idlis on the rack, leaving space between each.
  3. Cover and cook for 5 minutes over medium flame.
Prepare the tadka:
  1. Heat oil in a pan over medium flame.
  2. Add tadka ingredients and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
Serve:
  1. Add steamed idlis to the tadka pan and toss gently.
  2. Serve hot with coconut chutney and enjoy!