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Idli

Jul-07-2017
Farheen Dalvi
900 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
5 People
Serves
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ABOUT Idli RECIPE

Idli is a traditional breakfast in South Indian households. Idli is a savoury cake that is popular throughout India.

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Easy
  • Everyday
  • South Indian
  • Steaming
  • Main Dish
  • Healthy

Ingredients Serving: 5

  1. Parboiled rice- 1 cup
  2. Short grain rice- 1/4 cup
  3. Urad dal- 1/4 cup (husked black gram)
  4. Salt - as per taste
  5. oil
  6. Water- 1 & 1/4 cup or as required
  7. Fenugreek seeds- 1 tablespoon

Instructions

  1. 1- Rinse parboiled rice & soak it for 5-6 hours. In another vessel soak short grain rice, urad daal and fenugreek seeds.
  2. 2- After 5 hours grind parboiled rice with 1 cup of water & short grain rice, urad daal and fenugreek seeds by adding 1/4 cup water or as required and ground to a smooth paste.
  3. 3-Cover it and let the batter ferment for good 9-10 hours. After fermentation the batter will be double in size.
  4. 4-Grease the idli mould with oil and pour the batter in it. Steam the idlis in steamer for 15 minutes or till the idlis are done.
  5. 5-Serve the steaming hot idlis along with chutney and sambhar.

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latha nair
Mar-12-2018
latha nair   Mar-12-2018

Farheen, pls don't post any previous recipes.

Amrisha Vohra
Jul-10-2017
Amrisha Vohra   Jul-10-2017

nice recipe...

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