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A popular South Indian steamed breakfast dish which is made with the combination of rava (semolina) and yogurt.

Provided by gompte

Time 1h5m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
½ teaspoon mustard seed
½ teaspoon cumin seeds
1 teaspoon split Bengal gram (chana dal)
10 leaf (blank)s fresh curry leaves
1 dried red chile pepper, crushed
1 tablespoon cashews, crushed
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
1 teaspoon diced green chile pepper
¼ teaspoon asafoetida powder (hing)
1 cup semolina (sooji rava)
½ cup yogurt
2 tablespoons carrots, chopped
salt to taste (optional)
1 teaspoon fruit salt (such as Eno®)

Steps:

Heat vegetable oil in a pan over medium-low heat. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and chana dal and saute for a few seconds. Add curry leaves, dried red chile, cashews, ginger, green chile peppers, and hing and saute until cashew nuts turn slightly brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Add semolina and cook and stir over low heat until slightly browned; remove mixture to a plate and let cool completely, about 10 minutes.
Add yogurt and carrot to the mixture and mix well. Add water as needed to reach desired consistency. Season with salt to taste. Cover and let sit for 15 minutes. Check batter consistency again; add more water if needed.
Grease an idli pan and add water to steam; bring to a boil.
Meanwhile, add fruit salt to the batter, mix well, and then pour the batter in the greased molds.
Steam the idli for 10 minutes. Remove the idli from the molds and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 257.3 calories, Carbohydrate 35.6 g, Cholesterol 1.8 mg, Fat 9.1 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 8.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 39.1 mg, Sugar 3.4 g

IDLI

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South Indian deliciously light rice cakes eaten with sambar and coconut chutney. Check out sambar and coconut chutney on Recipezaar.

Provided by reya doucette

Categories Asian

Time 15h20m

Yield 36 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

Ingredients

3 cups par-boiled cooked rice
1 cup Urad Dal
1 -1 1/2 teaspoon salt

Steps:

Rinse rice and dal and soak in water for about 2-3 hours.
Grind mixture in a blender, adding enough water to make paste. Add salt and keep it aside to get sour for 12 hours.
Take idli plates and place a drop of oil in each idli mould and spread it over the entire mould.
Heat 2 cups of water in a large vessel or pressure cooker and place the filled idli plates and cover with lid.
Cook on high for about 20 minutes.
Remove the plates from the vessel and remove the idlis.
Pour 2 tsp of sesame oil while serving.
Side dish - Sambar, dosai milagai powder, and coconut chutney.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 39, Fat 0.1, Sodium 64.9, Carbohydrate 7.6, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 0.1, Protein 1.7

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