The family has a new name for me – ‘sneaky mom’ 🙂 Can’t blame them …I have been really on a roll lately adding spinach and carrot to idlis, then adding beets to the vegan chocolate cake I baked last weekend. So anyways I am happy with the title and the family is not really complaining. In fact they are actually surprised that despite the sneaked in veggies , the dishes are still coming out so tasty.
So encouraged by that response I made beet idlis adding beet puree to the idli batter. As I placed them in the idli moulds, looking at the gorgeous pink color an idea struck me. V-day being just around the corner, why not make heart-shaped ones out of these cute little pink babies! So I used a cookie cutter to cut out a few heart shaped ones from the steamed idlis. It was a great idea – my daughter loved them! And the idlis tasted great. Served it with the usual accompaniments of sambhar and coconut chutney.
Bringing these gorgeous looking idlis to Throwback Thursdays this week. And to Fiesta Friday where Steffi @ Ginger & Bread and Andrea @ Cooking With a Wallflower are co-hosts this week.
You really are on a roll with the sneaky veggies! lol! These look so sweet! Thanks for sharing this with us on Throwback Thursday!
Mollie
ha ha yeah once you start you cannot stop! lol! But seriously these came out gorgeous and tasty too!
🙂
Wow this very new to me but sounds wonderful Indu. Thanks for sharing with us at Throwback Thursday. Can’t wait to see what you bring to the party this Thursday at 7:00.
You are welcome! 🙂
Loving it! Sneaky Mum – you most certainly deserve that name 🙂
Thanks you for bringing it along to FF, I’ve had a good chuckle!
Ginger x
ha ha yeah when you have kids you always want to do healthy and so we have to be sneaky sometimes 🙂 thanks!
My son hated ratatouille but loved bolognese sauce. Little did he know … 😉
ha ha sometimes its better to keep them in the dark 🙂
Very pretty and yum!!
thank you 🙂 And healthy too!
These are so perfect for Valentine’s Day! Happy FF!
thanks Andrea. yes aren’t these cute? I fell in love with the gorgeous color! 🙂
loved these Idlis,,,healthy and cute!
thank you swati
It looks so pretty! Happy Valentine’s Day to you and your family!
thank you. Wish you the same!
These are super cute idlys..
thank you> Happy valentine’s Day weekend to you!
What a brilliant idea, and at least your kids know and appreciate it, a win-win situation for Mom and her kiddies :). They look amazing!
thanks Loretta. Exactly – what better than when both mom and kids r happy right? Hope you have a gr8 Vday weekend!
this is soooo spooky. I made those this morning in order to try this red colour out on my husband; he liked them but is a purist, so most of the time he would like the white ones. Then, when I went into my Study and checked my mail I found your blog with……yes, red Valentine hearts Idlis!!!!!
wow! yeah that sure is spooky! Gr8 minds think alike after all 🙂 Did yours come out this color too? I was so excited to see this gorgeous pink and so was my daughter! Cutting them into heart shapes made them even more cuter 🙂 thanks for letting me know.!
Brilliant! I love it 🙂
yeah the color is so attractive right? And its so good for you! 🙂
Gorgeous!
Tasty and healthy….. Happy Valentine’s Day, Indu. 🙂
thanks Aruna! And wish you the same!