IDLI BATTER

Idli is one of my fav breakfasts to make.... bcoz at a time v can make it in a lot and just relax... its healthy too as v cook it on steam....

But a good idli's secret is its batter....

Ingredients:

 urad dal / minapa pappu        -  1 cup

 idli ravva                                  - 2 cups

( you can add 4 methi seeds also)

Prodecudure:

1. Soak urad dal and idli ravva seperatley for at least 4-6 hours

 2. Now grind the dal first .

3. squeeze out all the water from idli rava vth ur hand and put it in another bowl.... squeeze as hard as possible....

4. this is how it looks after squeezing out the water.

5. Now mix the grinded dal batter with this ravva

 6. mix it really well ..... ravva and batter shud mix compeltely...

7. Now let it ferment for atleast 6 hours or overnight...
  Next day/ after fermentation... the batter will b almost doubled.....

8. This is my batter which almost doubled overnight.... :)

9. Now mix it with a ladel very gently.... and store it in fridge.... u can use it till a week..

10. Now make idlis and njoy..... 

TIP:  DON'T MIX IT TOO MUCH , AS THE AIR BUBBLES WILL SPLIT AND IDLI WILL NOT BE SOFT..

 

 

TIP: u can place a betel leaf / thamalapaku(telugu) on the batter to prevent it from becoming sour.....

KANDHI PODI

this is a spice blend........... if u r lazy then try this vth oil and hot rice....... dinner is done.......... it tastes best when u have it vth onions. another combination is pickle oil n onions.... tastes soooooo gud.....

INGREDIENTS:

TOOR DAL/ KANDHI PAPPU                             1cup

dry red chillies                                                 9

dhanialu/ coriander seeds                              1tbspn

cumin seeds                                           1tspn

garlic pods                                               5

salt                                                      taste

 

PROCEDURE:

1.TAKE A PAN AND HEAT IT.

2.ADD TOOR DAL AND DRY ROAST IT TIL NICE AROMA COMES / COLOUR CHANGES

3.TAKE OUT AND LET IT COOL.

4.DRY ROAST CORIANDER SEEDS, CUMIN SEEDS, RED CHILLIES AND GARLIC.

5.LET ALL COOL DOWN.

6.BLEND IT REALLY SMOOTH ADDING SALT...............

7.SERVE VTH HOT RICE . MIX IT WILL A SPOON OF OIL AND ONIONS.