Name: Malligai poo idly recipe by Seema Sriram at BetterButter
Prep time: 300 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 315 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2cups idly rice; 1 cup urad dal; 1 cup sago; Salt to taste

ABOUT Malligai poo idly RECIPE

Malligai poo (jasmine flower)idly refers to the flower like soft texture of the idly. This supersoft ricecake is the one i miss the most. Though i make idly very often, i hardly get the particular kind of fermentation. These idlies are a still a savouir as they store well in refrigerator for the busy midweek breakfast. Try your way with this beautiful rice cakes..

Instructions

Wash and soak the urad dal, sago and rice seperately
Grind the urad daltill smooth and fluffy
Grind the rice and sago to a fine paste and mix well with the urad dal batter
Add salt mix and set aside
Allow it to ferment for about 4 to 5 hours depending on the climatoc conditions. In colder zones keep on warmed oven.
Once the batter ia well fermented stir it around
Oil the idly mould /ramikens well and set in a steamer.
Steam for 15 minutes, cool for 5 minutes and then unmould the idly.
Serve hot with chutney of choice

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