Main Ingredients

4 1/2 tsp oil for greasing and tempering

3/4 cup idli batter , readily available in the market

1 tbsp curd (dahi)

1/2 cup grated bottle gourd (doodhi / lauki)

1/4 cup grated carrot

a pinch of turmeric powder (haldi)

1/2 tsp chilli powder

1/2 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder

1/2 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste

1/2 tsp green chilli paste

1 tsp sugar

salt to taste

1/2 tsp fruit salt

1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)

1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)

1 tsp sesame seeds (til)

1/4 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)

a pinch of asafoetida (hing)

For Serving

green chutney