Recipe: Perfect Idli

Idli. Idli or idly (pronunciation (help · info)) (/ ɪ d l iː /) are a type of savoury rice cake, originating from the Indian subcontinent, popular as breakfast foods in Southern India especially Tamilnadu and among Tamils in Sri Lanka. The cakes are made by steaming a batter consisting of fermented black lentils (de-husked) and rice. The fermentation process breaks down the starches so that they.

Making idli using rava is a breeze, we don't need to grind the rice to make the batter. The texture of the idly made using rava also turn out very soft and nice. Idli is considered to be one of the healthiest breakfasts in Indian cuisine. You can cook Idli using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Idli

1. Prepare 2 cups of Rice.
2. You need 1/2 cup of urad dal.
3. Prepare 2 tsp of Poha.
4. Prepare 2 tsp of Sago.
5. Prepare 1/4 tsp of Baking soda.
6. Prepare 1 tsp of Salt.

Although it is traditionally a South Indian snack, it has now become extremely popular all over the country - and with good reason too. Idli is a steamed food, made with with a fermented batter of rice, urad dal and fenugreek seeds. White and fluffy, it is a delight to bite into. Idli is a soft, pillowy steamed savory cake made from rice and lentil batter.

Idli instructions

1. Wash rice, dal, poha, sago, well soak for 6 to 8 hours. Add all Grind smooth idli batter. Keep it for 8 to 12 hours for fermentation. (Overnight)..
2. Add salt to idli batter..
3. Apply oil to idli plates pour the batter and steam for 15 minutes..
4. Enjoy with sambhar..

The lentils used in making idli are urad dal (black gram). Idli is a traditional breakfast made in every South Indian household including mine. Idli is popular not only in the whole of India but outside India too. Traditionally, idli is prepared using soaked basmati rice, urad dal and fenugreek seeds. However, these days you can easily find idlis made of semolina, which is a little difficult to digest.

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