Idly
Ingredients
1) 1 urad dal, 2 1/2 idli rav 1/2 poha few mentulu (moms kind) soak and then grind, squeeze idli rava (take away water) add to dal paste, ferment- overnight or till rises, salt
2) 1 urad dal soak grind add rice flour 2 or 3 and mix mentulu atukulu or cooked rice
Quick Sambar
1) half cup tuvar dal + 1 tomato med size cut + turmeric - cook in pressure cooker - grind to smooth paste
2) veggies take any kind: onions bendi, vankaya, potato, beans - put some water and cook in microwave for 5 mts
3) soak tamarind small 1/2 lemon size
4) boil tuvar dal + water to think consistancy + cooked veggies + boil + sambar pd 2 spoons + tamarind juice + mirchi pd 1 spoon + 2 sp coriender pd + 1 sp gira pd +salt 3 spoons + turmeric 1/4 spoon + bellam 1 big + coconut juice + kotmir
5) coconut milk (1 cup coconut grind with warm water and drain two times)
6) talpu: oil + mustard + gira + red chillie whole + fenugreek seeds +ingu + curry leaves + garlic ginger paste
This has a very think consistancy so goes very well with idlis. add coconut milk last and dont boil a lot after adding.
adding drumsticks gives a very good taste
Coconut chutney
1 fresh grated coconut + 2 putnalu + salt + water grind to paste + talpu (oil, mustard gira urad dal and curry leaves)
Best recipe for super soft idlis
Ingredients: 1 cup urad dal 2 and 1/2 cups idli rava 1 cup poha 1 - 2 tsp menthulu 3 tsp salt Little oil to grease the idli plate
Method: Wash throughly 3 or 4 times 1 cup urad dal and add 1 tsp full or 1 and 1/2 tsp menthulu Was and soak 2 and 1/2 idli rava and soak overnight.
Next day: Wash and Soak 1 cup poha in water for 2-3 hours or minimum 1 hour. That afternoon or evening grind urad dal methi seeds and poha in ultra pride mixie so the dove is fluffy and smooth for 30- 40 minutes. squeeze idli rava (take away water) add to dal paste, add 3 tsp salt and ferment- overnight or till rises.
Things to remember. 1) add salt when you make the batter ready and not after fermenting in the morning 2) grind in the ultra pride wet grinder for super soft idlis