Idli Recipe – इडली: is a traditional breakfast in South India, but it is now enjoyed all over India. It is very easy to make and also easy to digest. Idli is made by steaming fermented rice and skinned, split black gram batter. It is usually served with sāmbhar and coconut chutney.

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Idli

Recipe by Vipasha

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Course: Breakfast, Dinner, LunchCuisine: Indian

Servings

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Prep time

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Cooking time

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Calories

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Soak time

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Total time

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This Idli is a traditional breakfast in South India; made up by steaming a fermented rice and skinned and split black gram batter. Can have with sāmbhar and coconut chutney.

Ingredients

Rice (चावल) – 1 ½ cup
Skinnedand Split Black Gram (धूलि उड़द दाल) – 1 cup
Salt (नमक) as per taste.

Directions

Wash and soak rice (चावल) and Skinned and split black gram (धूलि उड़द दाल) separately for 4-5 hours in water.
Drain water from rice (चावल) and Skinned and split black gram (धूलि उड़द दाल). Grind Skinned and split black gram (धूलि उड़द दाल) to a fine smooth paste, and the rice (चावल) a little coarse (enough to feel a texture, like fine sand).
Mix the two grated ingredients with salt and enough water to form a batter of dropping consistency.
Leave this batter in a warm place for overnight to ferment to a spongy batter.
Garnish your idli steamer stand with oil and place this batter over it and steam idli’s.
Serve hot with coconut chutney and Sāmbhar.

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