Idlis — fluffy clouds of heaven paired with spicy chutney and flavoursome sambhar. Yum! Just thinking of idlis can make one salivate. While there have been a few hits and many misses with idli innovations, a particular one has caught our attention — Blue Idlis. Posted on the Instagram handle @jyotiz kitchen, let’s tell you why Blue Pea Idlis aka Blue idlis must be on your wishlist.
Food Blogger Creates Blue Idlis With Blue Pea Flower
A video posted by @jyotiz kitchen on Instagram introduces foodies to Blue Pea Idlis. The food blogger first picks blue pea flowers from her garden. She plucks the stems and leaves. Washes them. And then adds them to boiling water to extract the colour. Next, she strains and pours the blue-hued extract into regular idli batter. Gives it a good stir and pours the batter into an idli steamer.
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Voila! She has created Blue Pea Idlis in no time. This recipe is so easy and you can instantly create this Insta-worthy dish in your home kitchen. Complemented with chutney or sambhar, this dish not just look great. We bet they taste amazing too.
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Her Other Innovations Include Blue Pea Modaks
The food blogger also gave a blue spin to Maharashtra’s favourite delicacy — Modaks. A Ganesh Chaturthi special, she added blue pea flower extract to the Modak batter to give it a fairytale-like look. Her Blue Pea Modaks have a regular filling of jaggery and coconut. She delicately shapes them to resemble little blue stars. The Blue Modaks are so pretty.
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Well, are you inspired to add a blue spin to your dishes too? Well, let us know in the comments section below.
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