Ayyyyooooo. Simple khana ready Ji. Idly chutney South indian cuisine is almost synonymous with idli! idli is not only easy to make but also extremely healthy and easy to digest. In fact, when stranded on a highway with nothing to eat, people wouldn’t hesitate to walk into a roadside hotel and buy a few idlis, as it is steamed, and therefore quite safe to eat anywhere! Ingredients 1 cup urad dal (split black lentils) 3 cups par-boiled rice (ukda chawal) 1/2 tsp fenugreek (methi) seeds salt to taste coconut oil or any other refined oil for greasing fried coconut chutney for serving sambhar for serving Method Soak the urad dal and fenugreek seeds together in enough water for 3 hours and drain. Soak the rice in enough water for 3 hours and drain. Blend the urad dal and fenugreek seeds together in a mixer till smooth and frothy (add water little by little as required ) remove and keep aside. Blend the rice in a mixer till smooth. Remove and keep aside. Combine the urad dal paste and rice paste together in a bowl and cover and keep aside to ferment overnight. Once the batter is fermented add salt to the batter and mix well. Put spoonfuls of the batter into greased idli moulds and steam for 10 to 12 minutes. Repeat with the remaining batter to make more idlis. Serve hot with fried coconut chutney and sambhar. Chutney recipe 1 cup fresh or dessicated coconut (coconut powder) 1 green chili 2 to 3 garlic flakes ½ inch piece of ginger 10-12 curry leaves (optional) salt For the tempering/tadka/vaghar: ¼ tsp mustard seeds/rai ¼ tsp cumin seeds/jeera a pinch of asafoetida/hing (optional) 6-7 curry leaves/kadi patta 1 tbsp oil INSTRUCTIONS Grind the coconut flakes, green chili, garlic, ginger, curry leaves and salt with 1 or 2 tbsp of water. Remove the chutney in a bowl. In a small frying pan, heat oil. Add mustard seeds. After they splutter, add the cumin seeds, curry leaves, asafoetida. Fry these ingredients for half a minute on a medium flame. Do not burn them. Just a light frying. Once done, add this entire hot mixture to the chutney. Mix well. This coconut chutney goes well with idlis, dosas, puttus, utthapam and even pakoras.
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 05:10:27 +0000
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