Cheese masala idli is a delicious tiffin/chaat / snack  prepared with idli, potatoes, spices and cheese.

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Cooking time: less than 30 minutes

Video recipe of Cheese masala Idli below:

Ingredients

1 tbsp = 15 ml

1 tsp = 5 ml

For stuffing/Masala:

• Potatoes / आलू / உருளைக்கிழங்கு (small size) – 8
• Cooking oil / खाना पकाने का तेल / சமையல் எண்ணெய் – 1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds / सरसों के बीज / கடுகு – ¼ tsp
• Urad dal / उदद दाल / உளுத்தம் பருப்பு – ½ tsp
• Chana dal / चना दाल / கடலைப் பருப்பு– ¾ tsp 
• Cumin seeds / जीरा / சீரகம் – ½ tsp
• Cashew nuts / काजू / முந்திரி பருப்பு – 8 (chopped)
• Ginger / अदरक / இஞ்சி – 1 ½ inch (chopped)
• Green chillies / हरी मिर्च / பச்சை மிளகாய் -3 (chopped)
• Hing powder (Asafoetida) / हींग / பெருங்காயம்– 1/8 tsp
• Curry leaves / करी पत्ते / கறிவேப்பிலை – few (chopped)
• Turmeric powder / हल्दी पाउडर / மஞ்சள் தூள் – ½ tsp
• Onions (big size) / प्याज / வெங்காயம் – 2 (finely chopped)
• Salt / नमक / உப்பு – required
• Garam masala powder / गरम मसाला / கரம் மசாலா – ¾ tsp
• Red chilli powder / लाल मिर्च पाउडर / சிவப்பு மிளகாய் தூள் – (¾-1) tsp
• Coriander leaves / धनिया / கொத்தமல்லி – few (chopped)

For green chutney:

• Coriander leaves /  धनिया / கொத்தமல்லி – 2 cup ( 1 cup = 300ml)
• Mint leaves – 1 cup (1 cup = 300 ml)
• Onion (medium size) / प्याज / வெங்காயம்- 2
• Green Chillies /  हरी मिर्च / பச்சை மிளகாய் -8 (chopped)
• Lemon / नींबू / எலுமிச்சை (medium size) – ½
• Fennel seeds (saunf) / सौंफ के बीज / பெருஞ்சீரகம் விதைகள் – 1 tsp
• Sugar / चीनी / சர்க்கரை – ¼ tsp
• Ginger / अदरक / இஞ்சி  – 1 inch
• Garlic cloves / लहसुन / பூண்டு– 25
• Dried mango powder / आमचूर पाउडर / மாங்காய் தூள்  – ¾ tsp
• black salt / काला नमक / கருப்பு உப்பு – ¼ tsp
• Salt / नमक / உப்பு – little less than required
• Water / पानी / தண்ணீர் – 150 ml

For preparing cheese masala idli:

• Idli batter / इडली बैटर / இட்லி மாவு – 1500 ml
• Chaat masala powder / चाट मसाला / சாட் மசாலா– required
• Green chutney – required
• Mozzarella cheese / मोज़रैला चीज़ / – required

 Method

For preparing masala stuffing:

1. Boil the potatoes in a steamer/Pressure cooker.
2. Crumble the boiled potatoes. Crumbled potatoes are ready.
3. Crackle the mustard seeds in the cooking oil (in a Kadai at medium flame).
4. Add urad dal, cumin seeds, chana dal, Cashewnuts, Ginger, Green chillies, curry leaves, Heeng powder, Turmeric powder and Onions to it.
5. Sauté until onions become pink and transparent.
6. Add the crumbled potatoes, Garam masala powder, red chilli powder and required salt to it and mix it well. Sauté the mixture for 2 minutes at medium flame and turn off the flame.
7. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and mix it well. Stuffing (Masala) is ready.
8. Divide the prepared stuffing equally and shape it to a small circle.

For preparing green chutney:

1. Grind all the ingredients under green chutney to a paste.

For preparing  cheese masala idli:

1. Pour a big spoon of Idli batter in the molds of the idli plate.
2. Add little green chutney to it.
3. Place the stuffing (made it to a small circle) over it.
4. Then, sprinkle little chaat masala powder over it.
5. Add the grated cheese over it. Cover it with a small spoon of idli batter again.
6. Cook the Idli in the steamer/ Idli cooker for 10 -12 minutes at high flame. Serve hot.