Kanchipuram idli

(from Nandini’s recipe box)

Categories: Idli

Ingredients

  • 1 cup urad daal
  • 1 cup rice
  • 1 cup boiled rice
  • 1 tea spn finely chopped ginger
  • 1/2 tea spn cumin seeds
  • 1/2 tea spn pepper (I used pepper powder)
  • 1 tbl spn cashew pieces
  • 1 tbl spn yogurt/curd
  • 5-6 curry leaves
  • 1-2 tea spn ghee
  • Salt
  • Oil

Directions

  1. Soak rices and daal seperately for 5-6hrs. Grind daal to a very smoothe paste. Grind rice to a coarse paste. Mix both. Add ginger, cumin seeds, pepper, cashew pieces, yogurt/curd, curry leaves cut into big pieces, warm ghee, salt. Keep overnight for fermentation(see idli post for fermentation instructions).

  2. Grease the idli plates with oil. Pour the batter in idli moulds and steam them.

  3. Serve hot.

  4. Serves : 4-5

  5. Preparation time : 30mins (excluding standing time)

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