SOFT IDLIS with ONION & TAMARIND HUMMAAN.

SOFT IDLI RECIPE and ONION & TAMARIND HUMMAN RECIPE

                             SOFT IDLI RECIPE

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Soft Idlis.

Ingredients:-

Whole White Urad dal  . -1 cup
Methi seeds/Fenugreek. -1/4 tsp
Idli Rice.                          -3 cup
Poha/ Flatterned Rice.    -1/2cup
Cooked Rice.                  -1 cup
Salt.                                 -to taste

Instructions:-

Wash and soak 1cup whole Urad dal and 1/4tsp Methi seeds(optional) together in Water for 6 hours.

Wash and soak 3cup Idli Rice and 1cup Poha in water seperately for 6 hours.

Grind the soaked Urad dal and Methi seeds together with little soaked Water to a smooth batter.Transfer the ground batter to a big vessel.

Grind the soaked Idli Rice, along with Cooked Rice and soaked Poha together adding one by one to a smooth batter.Transfer the ground Idli batter into the big vessel.

Mix all the batter together and add Salt and mix all the batter again with your hands. The consistency of the batter should be semi thick and not a thin batter. Keep the batter to ferment for 12 hours.


Method:-

Mix the fermented batter with a laddle.Apply little oil on the Idli moulds and pour the batter into each Idli moulds.

Boil suffficient water in the steamer or pressure cooker.

Keep the batter filled Idli moulds on the Idli stand and place the Idli stand into the steamer or pressure cooker.

Steam cook for 15 minutes. Allow the Idlis to cool. Then demould it with a wet spoon.

Serve the hot and soft Idlis with Onion Tamarind Hummaan .

                             ONION & TAMARIND HUMMAAN RECIPE

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Onion & Tamarind Hummaan.

Ingredients:-

Onion.                                 -2 big
Tamarind.                            -a gooseberry size
Kashmiri Red chilly powder.-2tsp
Hing powder.                        -1tsp
Salt                                       -to taste

For Seasoning:-

Coconut oil.            -2tsp +1 tsp
Mustard seeds.      -1tsp
Curry leaves.         -1 spring

Instructions:-

Peel wash and finely chop 2 big Onion and keep aside.

Soak Tamarind in little hot water for 2 minutes and extract Tamarind  juice adding water and discard the residue..

Method:-

Heat 2tsp Coconut oil in a pan and splutter Mustard seeds and saute well.Add Curry leaves and fry for a second.

Add the finely chopped Onion pieces and fry well till the Onion pieces become translucent.

Add required Salt and mix with the Onion pieces.

Lower the flame and add 2 tsp Kashmiri Red chilly powder and mix well with the Onion pieces.

Add Hing powder and mix well.

Immediately pour the extracted Tamarind juice and mix well.

Add little more water to adjust the consistency.The gravy should be semi thick.Then switch off the flame.

Add 1tsp Coconut oil over the curry to adjust the spiceness.

A very tasty and lip smacking Onion & Tamarind Hummaan is ready to serve with soft Idlis and can also be served as a side dish with Dosa, Rice etc.