Soft Idlis with Onion Tamarind Chutney.

Idli is a steamed healthy breakfast food in South India. Soft idli is made using idli rice, whole white urad dal, fenugreek seeds and can be served with onion tamarind chutney. Soft Idlis recipe and Onion Tamarind Chutney recipe is given below.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Soft Idlis and Onion Tamarind Chutney.

For Soft Idlis Recipe

Ingredients:

Idli Rice.             -2 cup
Whole Urad dal. -1cup
Cooked Rice.      -1 cup
Salt.                    - to taste
Fenugreek seeds.-1/4 tsp 

Instructions:-

1). Wash and soak the whole white urad dal and fenugreek seeds (methi seeds) together in water for 5 hours.Soak idli rice in water for 5 hours.

2). Grind soaked urad dal and fenugreek seeds together to a smooth paste. Transfer the ground urad dal fenugreek seed batter in a vessel.Grind soaked idli rice along with cooked rice to a smooth but little coarse batter.Transfer the rice batter to the same vessel.Mix both the batter in the vessel together using your hand. Add required salt and mix the batter again. Keep aside the vessel to ferment the batter for 8 to 12 hours.

Method:-

1). Grease Idli moulds with little oil. Mix the fermented idli batter and pour the batter on greased idli moulds using a ladle and keep the moulds with idli batter on the idli stand.

2). Boil sufficient water in an idli steamer. Place the Idli stand with idli batter in the steamer and close it with lid. Steam cook the idlis for 12 to 15 minutes on medium flame.

3). Switch off the flame. Open the steamer lid and take out the Idli stand from idli steamer and allow the steamed idlis to cool. Once a little cooled remove the steamed idlis from idli moulds using a spoon and transfer to a serving plate. Soft Idli is ready to serve with Onion Tamarind Chutney.

For Onion Tamarind Chutney Recipe

Ingredients :-

Onion.                   -2 medium size
Tamarind.              - a gooseberry size
Red chilly powder.-2 tsp
Hing powder.        -1tsp
Mustard seeds.      -1tsp
Curry leaves.         -few
Jaggery crushed     -1/4 tsp
Water.                    -as needed
Sat.                        -to taste
Coconut oil / Oil.  -2 tsp

Method:-

1). Heat 2 tsp coconut oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add curry leaves and fry in oil for a second. Add finely chopped onion and required salt into the pan and saute well till onion becomes translucent.

2). Lower the flame and add red chilly powder and hing powder/asafoetida into the pan and mix well.

3). Soak tamarind in little water. Squeeze and extract tamarind pulp. Add the tamarind pulp, crushed jaggery and little water into the pan and mix well. Boil for 2 minutes on low flame and switch off the flame.

4). Add 1tsp coconut oil over the onion tamarind chutney and mix well.Transfer the onion tamarind chutney to a serving bowl. A tasty Onion Tamarind Chutney is ready to serve with Soft Idlis.

Try the Soft Idlis With Onion Tamarind Chutney recipe and enjoy the breakfast.