Well, you love idlis, but what if you have no batter on hand? here is a quick and equally tasty (in fact, spicier!) version of idlis made with semolina. Since the batter requires no fermentation, this recipe is a quick-fix!
Ingredients
For The Batter1 cup semolina (rava /sooji)
1/4 cup curds (dahi)
1 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania) , optional
salt to taste
3/4 tsp fruit salt
Other Ingredients1 tsp oil
1/2 tsp ghee
1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1 tsp urad dal (split black lentils)
1 tbsp broken cashewnuts (kaju)
4 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
oil for greasing
For Servingcoconut chutney
Method
For the batter
- Combine all ingredients together, except the fruit salt along with 1 cup of water in a deep bowl andmix well. Keep aside for 10 minutes.
How to proceed
- Heat the oil and ghee in a small non-stick pan, add the mustard seeds, urad dal, cashewnuts, curry leaves, cumin seeds, green chillies and asafoetida and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
- Add this tempering to the batter and mix well.
- Just before steaming, add the fruit salt and 2 tsp of water over the batter.
- When the bubbles form, mix gently.
- Pour a little batter into each greased idli mould and steam in a steamer for 7 to 8 minutes or till the idlis are cooked.
How to pack
- Allow them to cool completely, pack in an air-tight tiffin box, with the coconut chutney in a separate air-tight box.
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