Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, idli. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Idli or idly (pronunciation (help · info)) (/ ɪ d l iː /) are a type of savoury rice cake, originating from the Indian subcontinent, popular as breakfast foods in Southern India and among Tamils in Sri Lanka. The cakes are made by steaming a batter consisting of fermented black lentils (de-husked) and rice. The fermentation process breaks down the starches so that they are more readily.
Idli is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Idli is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook idli using 21 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Idli:
- Make ready 1/2 cup Urad dal
- Take 2.5 cup Idli rice/White rice
- Prepare to taste Salt
- Take Poha (optional) (1/4 cup)
- Take Fenugreek seeds 1/2 tspn
- Make ready Dry yeast (needed in cold country)
- Get Fermenting and steaming steps
- Make ready Wash and soak urad dal and rice
- Take (6 hours)
- Make ready Grind dal,rice,fenugreek seeds (add yeast and salt) mix well
- Take Set the grinded/blended smooth batter aside in warm place
- Make ready Let it ferment and rise for 8 to 14 hours(depending the weather)
- Make ready (The batter need to ferment untill it rises)
- Make ready On a high flame, bring water to boil in an idli steamer pot
- Make ready Mix the idli batter gently
- Prepare Pour into the batter into greased tray
- Get Cover the pot with lid
- Make ready Let the idly steam for 10 minutes
- Take Once done, Remove the idly trays
- Prepare Let it cool down for 1 minutes
- Prepare With a help of a spoon remove idli from the tray
Although it is traditionally a South Indian snack, it has now become extremely popular all over the country - and with good reason too. Idli is a steamed food, made with with a fermented batter of rice, urad dal and fenugreek seeds. White and fluffy, it is a delight to bite into. Both idli and dosa batter are made from rice and lentils.
Steps to make Idli:
- Soak & Grind urad dal & rice into a smooth batter
- Ferment for 8 to 14 hours. Let it rise. Steam idlis. (8 minutes per tray), (i used steamer sheets)
- Idli can be served with any curry or chutney
Idli batter is more thick in consistency than a dosa batter. To make dosa, the batter is spread on the tava (griddle) and thus needs to have a slight flowing and spreadable consistency. Traditionally, idli is prepared using soaked basmati rice, urad dal and fenugreek seeds. However, these days you can easily find idlis made of semolina, which is a little difficult to digest. Here's an easy recipe of plain-old idli which requires very basic ingredients and can be prepared very easily. *In a skillet, add ghee, mustard seeds, curry leaves, asafoetida, onion and ginger garlic paste.
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