Belongs to Nandini Spinach Idlis 
You might need to buy:
  • Same procedure except
  • Cook or thaw in microwave
  • Grind in blender using appropriate amount of water to grind Idlis
  • Use this blended spinach in place of water and allow to ferment overnight
  • NOTE: this blend takes a little longer than regular idlis - i am guess the iron in the spinach inteferes slightly with the fermenting process
  • Carrot Rava Idlis
  • Take 2 fresh carrots. peel them and snap them into smaller sticks. Add 2 cups of yogurt/thick buttermilk and blend very finely
  • I just added the amount of rava that I needed until I reached the correct consistency
  • Then make them like you do regular idlis
  • Enjoy Y'all brought to you with love and national pride :)) Huamra Indian Mahaan!
You might need to buy:
  • Idli Rice - 4 cups
  • Fenugreek seeds - 2 heaped tbsp ~ a handful
  • Urad dhal - 1 1/2 tbsp
  • Salt - to taste
Belongs to Nandini Kanchipuram Idli 
You might need to buy:
  • *Raw Rice – 1 cup
  • **Parboiled Rice – 1 cup
  • Urad Dal – 1 cup
  • Soak the rice together for 3 hours.
  • Grind rice to a coarse paste.
  • Mix with ground dal along with salt to taste. Beat and mix well to a batter of dropping consistency.
  • Top with the following:
  • Peppercorns – 1 Tbsp
  • Jeera – 1 Tbsp
  • Asafoetida – 1/2 tsp
  • Sukku Powder – 1/2 tsp - cover and keep aside to ferment for 6 - 8 hours.
  • Next day add the following:
  • Soda – 1 pinch
  • Ghee – 3 tsp
  • Curds – 1/4 cup
  • Coconut bits – 1/4 cup
Belongs to Nandini Masala Idlis 
You might need to buy:
  • Tuvar dal - 1 cup
  • Dry red chillies - 6-7
  • Chana dal - 2 tbpns dhania seeds - 2 tbspns
  • Hing - 1/4 tsp
  • Mustard - 1/2 tsp oil -
  • Curry leaves - a few
Belongs to Nandini PEAS MASALA IDLI 
You might need to buy:
  • Idli batter -- 2 cups
  • Peas - 1/2 cup
  • Onion - 1/2
  • Tomato - 1 small
  • grind :
  • Coconut- 1 piece
  • Red Chilli powder - 1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
  • Salt
Belongs to Nandini Rava Semiya Idli 
You might need to buy:
  • Rava / Sooji
  • Semiya / Vermicelli
  • Yogurt / Curd
  • Mustard seeds
  • Channa dal
  • Green chillies
  • Curry leaves
  • Coriander leaves
  • Oil 1 tbsp
Belongs to Nandini Kanjeepuram Idli 
You might need to buy:
  • Par boiled 3 cups
  • Urad dhall 1.5 cups
  • Dry ginger powder 1 teaspoon
  • Pepper 1/2 teaspoon
  • Cumin seeds 1/2teaspoon
  • Asafoetida 1/4 teaspoon
  • Curry leaves to garnish
  • Cooking Oil 6 teaspoons
  • Ghee 2 teaspoons
  • Salt 1.5 teaspoons
Belongs to Nandini Chilli Idli 
You might need to buy:
  • Idli batter
  • grated carrot
  • finely cut cabbage
  • finely cut beans
  • finely chopped onions
  • Finely cut coriander...
Belongs to Nandini Rava Idli 
You might need to buy:
  • cupsYogurt- 4
  • Curry Leaves- 3-4
  • tbspSalt to tasteOil- 1
  • tbspMustard seeds- 1tsp
  • Urad dal- 1 tsp
  • Channa dal- 1tsp
  • Cashews- 2 tbsp
Belongs to Nandini Lemon Idli  
You might need to buy:
  • Idli - 2 cubed
  • Lemon juice - 1/2 tbsp or as required
  • Ginger + Green chilli paste - 1 tsp
  • Asafoetida - few
  • Turmeric - few
  • Curry leaves and coriander leaves - few
  • Mustard seeds- 1/4 tsp
  • Urad dhal and Bengal gram dhal - 1/2 tsp