IDLI

Hi friends,
Idli is a healthy south-Indian breakfast recipe.

Ingredients:

• Idli rice (boiled rice) - 4 cups
• Urad dal - 1 cup
• Fenugreek seeds - 3 teaspoon
• Salt - 3 tablespoons
• Water - 6 cups

Method:

To prepare the batter:

• Soak the rice, dal and fenugreek seeds in water for 4 hours
• Drain off the water
• Grind the urad dal and fenugreek seeds with 3 cups of water in a wet grinder  for 15 minutes
• Remove and keep aside
• Grind the rice with 3 cups of water in a wet grinder  for 12 minutes
• Add the ground urad dal to the ground rice in the wet grinder 
• Add salt
• Grind all this together in a wet grinder for another 3 minutes
• Remove and keep aside
• Allow the batter to ferment for 6 hours
• Then you can store it in the refrigerator and use it as and when required within a week's time

To make the idlis:

• Take the idli plates
• Smear it with oil
• Pour a ladle of the batter in each slot of the idli plate
• Repeat the same with the other idli plates
• Place the idli plates in the steamer 
• Cover the steamer  with its lid
• Steam cook the idlis in the steamer for 10 minutes

• Once you switch off the stove, remove the plates from the steamer , allow it to cool slightly

• Remove the idlis with the help of a spoon 

• Serve hot with accompaniment of your choice
• The idlis can be served with coconut chutney, tomato onion chutney, tomato onion coriander chutney, green chutney, sambar, kadapa, tomato gothsu

Tips:

• While removing the idlis, wet the spoon by dipping it in water and then remove the idlis 

Please do try this recipe and enjoy the art of cooking!!!
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