How to make Soft & Spongy Idly with Step by Step Pictures

Ingredients

Idly Rice   : 4 cups
Urad dal   : 1 cup
Fenugreek seeds  : 1 tsp
Salt

Method

Wash & Soak urad dal & rice for 4 hours.
Add fenugreek seeds to the urad dal.

Add the urad dal & fenugreek mixture to the blender with little water  & grind for 45 minutes. 

Take it out in a bowl. 

Next add the rice to the blender & grind.Make a paste adding little water at a time.. 

Remove & add this rice mixture to the urad dal paste. Add salt & mix well  

Keep aside & let the batter rest for minimum 8 hours or overnight.

Next morning the batter would have raised well?Can you see the fermented batter? 

Grease Idli mould with little oil.

Mix the batter well & pour a ladle of batter in the greased mould.  

Steam cook for 10 minutes. 

After 2 minutes,remove the plates & keep aside to cool.Scoop the idly out .. 

Spongy,Moist & soft Idlies are Ready now...

Serve Hot with Coconut chutney,Tiffin Sambar & Idly milagai Podi...

Enjoy :):)

Cinnamon Ginger Tea

Ingredients

Milk         : 1 cup
Cinnamon stick   : 1 
Grated ginger    : 1/4 tsp
Tea  Powder     :  11/2 tsp
Sugar                :  1 tsp

Method

Boil mink,tea powder,sugar,cinnamon stick,grated ginger.
Let it boil on low flame for sometime.
Filter it.
Hot & spicy cinnamon ginger tea is now ready.

Sambar Idly / Mini Idly with Sambar / Mini Sambar Idly

Ingredients 

Idly Batter     ; 1 cup 
Tiffin sambar   : Recipe Here 
Ghee 

Method

Grease mini idli mould with little oil,pour idly batter in each holes with a spoon.
Steam it for 10 minutes.
Remove the idlies from mould and keep aside.
Take a serving bowl,pour sambar to it.
Add the mini idlies to the sambar.
Add 1/2 tsp ghee on the top.
Serve hot.

 

Onion Uthappam

Ingredients 

Idly Batter        : 1 cup
Finely chopped onion   : 1 cup
Chopped green chilly   : 1 tbsp
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves
Oil 

Method

In a bowl mix onion,curry leaves,green chilly,coriander leaves and keep aside.
Heat a dosa tawa,Pour a laddle of batter ,slightly spread it to form a thick dosa.
Sprinkle 4 tbsps of onion mixture all over the dosa,apply 1 tsp oil around the dosa and cover it.
Flip to other side,drizzle som oil again,once done remove from tawa.
Serve hot with coconut chutey..