Idli

HOW TO MAKE IDLI

Serving – 4-5

Cookin time – 45 minutes.

It is most popular South-Indian dish having less calorie and species. Now-a-days it is popular in many parts. It’s very easy to make and simple…so just try it.

• Rice-1 cup
• Black split gram (urad dal)- ½ cup
• Baking soda- 1tsp
• Salt-as per taste
•   Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
• Curry leaves- 5-8
• Oil-2 tbsp

Procedure: –

• Firstly, soak rice and lentils (urad dal) together overnight.

• In the next morning make a thick batter from the soaked rice and gram and add baking powder and mix well.
• Keep it in warm place so that it gets ferment ( the fermentation process is long in winter’s as compared to summer’s)
• Now, when batter gets ferment, mix well once again and then, add salt, mustard seeds and curry leaves.
• Then place water in steamer and boil it once and then lower the flame and take idli stand and grease them with help of little oil.

• Steam them by placing lid for about 15-20 minutes. With the help of fork check them, if it come out clearly then they are ready.

• Serve them… with sambhar and coconut chutney.

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