Ingredients
Foxtail Millet - 4 cups.
urad dal - 1 cup.
Fenugreek Seeds - 1 tsp.
Salt - as Needed.
Preparation
Wash and soak Millets seperately for 4 - 5 hrs. Soak urad dal + fenugreek seeds for one hour before Grinding.
Method for batter Preparation
- Grind urad dal seperately until fluffy like we make for normal idli.
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| fluffy Urad dal |
- Grind Millets seperately till a smooth paste.
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| Millet batter |
- Mix both the batter, and add salt. Allow it to ferment overnight or 9 - 10 hours.Fermentation depends on weather condition. Next day batter would be raised. stir with ladle, and adjust the consistency.
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- Consistency of batter is like normal idli consistency not too thick or thin.
Method for idli Preparation
- Boil the water in idli pan, grease the idli plate with oil, then spoon it with batter.
- Steam cook for 13 - 15 minutes or fork inserted in a idli comes out clean.
- Remove the idli's from idli plate after 2 - 3 minutes, so idli's comes out well from idli plate.
- Serve hot with any type of chutney or sambar.
- Refigerate the batter, and make dosa's for next day.
- Make uttapam's or paniyaram after 2 days by adding onions and Green chilles with tempering of mustard seeds,chanadal and curry leaves.
- Add water little by little to make the batter, if batter is runny you can't make idli's, but you can make dosa's or uttapam's, so don't worry.
- you can replace thinai idli rice with saamai, varagu or kuthiraivali rice.
7 comments:
Awesome idlies............looks inviting.Never tried idli with millet.Will try soon.
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I love idli....never thought of adding millet!! I'll try soon!
To be honest, I have never ever made idli neither have used millet before. My hub loves idli and so we take the easy way out - eat in Indian restaurants.
Having said that, he will love the soft and lovely idlis you made.
These days I am quite into trying different grains and this one sounds perfect. We love idlis and this even healthier version sounds perfect. thanks for sharing :)
This is a good idea, i never made idli with millet.they are looking very soft.
hi.....loved ur innovative recipes using healthy grains.....i have never used foxtail millet before....the one i bought from the store is with the husk....should i soak it with the husk , if not pls tell me how to remove the husk from the grain....thanks
hi.....loved ur innovative recipes using healthy grains.....i have never used foxtail millet before....the one i bought from the store is with the husk....should i soak it with the husk , if not pls tell me how to remove the husk from the grain....thanks
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