Mini idli Recipe / Mini Idlis in Hot Sambar

 Mini idlis also known as button idlis are bite size small idlis steam cooked in a set of mini idli moulds. Bite size mini idlis are dunked in a bowl of hot sambar and served as a breakfast dish.Mini idli recipe is given below with step by step photos.

The following ingredients are needed to Mini Idlis.

Ingredients:-

Urad dal.  -1 cup
Raw rice. - 2 and 1/2 cup
Salt.         - to taste

Mini idli moulds with stand is available in super market.

Instructions:-

1). Soak urad dal and raw rice in water seperately for 5 hours. After five hours drain water and grind the soaked urad dal till smooth and fluffy batter.Transfer the ground urad dal batter to a large vessel. Then drain water and grind the soaked raw rice to a little coarse batter. Transfer the ground rice batter to the same large vessel.

2). Add required salt and mix both the batters in the vessel together using your hand.Keep aside the large vessel to ferment the batter for 8 to 10 hours or overnight.

Method:-

1). Apply little oil on mini idli moulds.

2). Mix the fermented idli batter using a ladle and pour the idli batter on mini idli moulds using a spoon.

3). Keep the set of mini idli moulds on its stand.

4). Boil sufficient water in a idli steamer and place the mini idli stand inside the idli steamer.

5). Close the idli steamer with its lid and steam cook the mini idlis for 12 to 15 minutes on medium flame.

6). Then open the lid and remove the mini idli moulds from the steamer and allow the mini idlis to cool.

 7). Once cooled demould the bite size mini idlis and transfer them to a plate.

8). Mini idlis are ready to serve with hot ulli sambar.Take a bowl of hot sambar and dunk 10 or 12 bite size mini idlis in hot sambar. Eat the mini idlis in hot sambar using a spoon and enjoy the breakfast dish.

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 Try the recipe and enjoy the Mini idlis in hot Sambar.