Mangalore Cucumber Idli

Ingredients

Mangalore Cucumber - 1 medium sized
Bansi Rava – 1 cup
Grated Jaggery – 1 cup
Powdered Cardamom – 1/4 tea spoon
Grated coconut – 2 spoons
Salt -1/4th tea spoon (since Jaggery may contain salt in it)

Method

Cut the Mangalore cucumber.
Just remove the inside seeds and soft portion.
Grate the same along with the skin using a Grater
Add Jaggery and mix it well and keep it overnight so that the liquid from the Cucumber and Jaggery will get dissolved.
In the morning add rest of the ingredients and cook it in Idli cooker for 15 minutes.
It tastes amazing. It’s an easy way to add vegetables in our breakfast.
Eat with home made ghee.

Mangalore Cucumber also called as Madras Cucumber is a variety of cucumber. Rugby ball shaped orange-yellow in color with green stripes all around. It is generally available in the market across south India (picture below is for reference)