Kushboo idly... kanjeevaram idly.... how lot of varieties do we have with this soft steamed harmless food...?!!
Many of my friends complain of idly not being soft... The problem at many times is the rice variety and the ratio of rice and dhal.
Now lets see how simple it is to have a healthy breakfast.... Hot, Spongy, Soft, Steaming idlies.
Ingredients:
- Par boiled rice (Pulungal arisi) - 4 cups
- Urudh dhal - 1 cup
- Fenugreek (Vendhayam) - 1 tsp
- Salt to taste.
Method:
Wash and soak rice and dhal SEPARATELY for two hours. Soak fenugreek seed with urudh dhal.
Grind the rice adding water do not grind it coarsely. Grind near to fine. Add salt while grinding the rice itself.
Once rice is ground take it out and then grind the urudh dhal.
When u grind the dhal Check often and push all the dhal that is stuck on the corners of the grinder and add enough water so that the urudh dhal batter comes fluffy.
Now pour the urudh dhal batter over the rice batter and mix well and beat the batter with hand.
Pour it in a little bigger vessel and leave it to ferment for at least 6 hours.
The batter will have a creamy yellow layer and would have raised in quantity which means the batter has fermented well.
Now make idlies in the traditional idly vessel with a cloth.
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ReplyDeletePlease explain how to make idli "in the traditional idly vessel with a cloth(?)"
ReplyDeleteHello Kannan.. there is a lot difference between cooker idly and the idly made the traditional way. Idly made with cloth will be more softer. It has a Base vessel in which pour 3 to 4 glasses of water.
ReplyDeleteSpread the cloth over the idly plate and keep over the vessel. swirl it so that the ends of the cloth goes inside the base vessel.
Close with the lid and heat.
once the steam comes out the vessel is ready. Pour the batter in each pit and close the lid. After 3 to 5 min check with a tooth pick if the idlies are cooked.
Simmer the stove. Take the idly plate from the base vessel and place on the work table.
cover it with a plate and turn it upside down. Remove the idly plate and then the cloth. (If needed sprinkle little water so that the idly do not stick much to the cloth). put the cloth back on the idly plate to make the next set of idlies.
I can possibly post few pictures tomorrow.
ஆஹா, மீனா மிக்க நன்றி, அனைவரும பயன் பெறுவார்கள். பாரம்பரியம் மிக்க இட்லி ஆவியில் சமைப்பதால் சத்தான உணவு.
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