Idli

Idli:

The healthiest and filling food in the world. Highly recommended food by all the doctors. This is one of the healthy steamed food and easy to digest.

 How to make Idli/ dosa Batter?

Ingredient:

• Par boiled rice – 4 cups
• Urad dhal -1cup
• Fenugreek seeds-1 Tblsp
• Salt-as req

 Procedure:  

• Soaking
  • soak the washed rice in a separate bowl and dhal with fenugreek seeds in a separate bowl,this will take minimum of 5-6 hrs

• Grinding
  • First Grind the urad dhal along with fenugreek seeds until the batter gets light and fluffy
  • Second grind the rice into two batches inorder to attain the right consistency
  • Once the grinding process is done we have add the salt as req (rock salt is preferable)
  • Mix well with your hand(more important),the batter should be in right consistency neither thick nor thin.it should be perfect

• Fermenting
  • Another important process in this idli batter is FERMENTATION. Minimum of 7-8 hrs req for fermenting, the time duration might vary due to climatic conditions.

• Steaming
  • You can use idli pot/pressure cooker for steaming the idli batter, but make sure when you pressure cook the idli batter, the cooker does not need the weight, steam it for around 8-12mins.
  • If you are using idli pot steam it for 10 -15mins
  • Use a toothpick/ spoon edge/knife to check the idli is done or not, by simple means of once you insert the toothpick if it comes out clean then your idli is ready to serve

NOTE

• try to use gingelly oil/ghee to grease your idli moulds
• If you are using an old fashioned idli pot (ie using cloth for the moulds) invert the mould on a plate and gently remove from the mould,then sprinkle some water while taking out the idlis from the moulds.

• Serving
  • For elders – You can serve the idlis with your favourite chutneys/sambar/idli podi
  • For infants – you can give along with milk/carrot pasiparuppu dhal(no spice)

Another medicinal value

• We can treat this IDLI as a medicinal factor – whenever you get any stomach upset (loose motion/diarrhea) -fresh steamed IDLI with a spoonful of fresh curd really soothes your tummy like anything
• During period/menses time for ladies – fresh steamed IDLI with a spoonful of gingelly oil will really controls your stomach pain also it reduces to help to control your heat

The above mentioned two medicinal factors of IDLIs are my MOM’s TIP and we personally experienced the same.