Idlis( South Indian steamed rice and spilt black gram dumplings)

I love this soft,spongy and white idlis with sambhar and coconut. This hot healthy snack is probably
The lightest but also the most filling snack in India.

 






Ingredients:

• Rice-2 cups
• Urad dal( spilt skinless black gram)-1 cup              
• Fenugreek seeds( methi)-1/2 tsp
• Poha-1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil for greasing

Method:
Wash rice in water 2 to3 times and drain add 3 cups water and soak for 3 to4 hours.
Wash and soak dal,poha  and methi  in 2 cups water for 3 to 4 hours.
Drain dal and methi,poha and put in a grinder with 1/2 cup water make a smooth batter.
Transfer to a pan.
Drain the rice and put in the grinder with 3/4 cup of water grind to a slightly coarse mixture.
Transfer to the saucepan with the dal mixture.
Mix the batter with hand and cover the pan with tight lid and set aside in a warm place overnight
To ferment.
Heat 2 cups water in a steamer and lightly oil the idli moulds.
Add the salt into batter and stir pour it into the moulds. Fit the trays onto the stand put in the steamer
Cover and steam for about 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted in an idli comes out clean.
Take the idli stand out of the steamer and keep aside for to cool a bit.
Spoon the idlis out and serve with samber and Coconut chutney.

Oats & Poha Chivda

 I already posted less oil Poha Chivda This is  more healthier version. Enjoy this healthy,low fat tea time snack item,

Ingredients:

• Oats-1/2cup
• Thin Poha-1cup
• Peanut-1/4cup
• Murmura(puffed rice)-1/2 cup
• Mustard seed-1/4tsp
• Turmeric Powder-1/2tsp
• Salt-to taste
• Oil-1tbsp
• Kala Namak(black Salt)-1/4tsp
• Green chilli-2sliced
• Sugar-1tsp
• Curry leaves-few

How to prepare:
In a pan roast the poha till it turn crisp. Repeat same process with murmura.
Keep aside, in the same pan roast oats till crisp or turns little golden brown.
Again in same pan add little oil and roast peanut. Remove and keep aside.
Add more oil in pan, when its hot add mustard seed let them crackle add green chill
Curry leaves,add turmeric powder, turn off the heat and mix it to the roasted poha, oats
 Murmura. Add salt,black salt, raisin and mix everything properly.
Allow it completely and store this in airtight container.
Enjoy with hot cup of tea.

Idli Upma

This is the perfect way of using leftover idli. It is very yummy in taste and very quick to

 Make as well. It can be made for school snack for kids.

Ingredients:

• Idli-5-6
• Onion-1(chopped)
• Bell pepper-1/2 cup (chopped all color)
• Mustard Seed-1/4tsp
• Hing- a pinch
• Curry Leaves-few
• Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
•  Salt-to taste

Method:
Cut idlis in to small pieces. keep aside.
Heat oil in pan add mustard seed let it crackle, add green chilli
hing saute for few seconds then add onions fry for few minutes
add bell pepper fry for couple of minutes add turmeric powder
and salt mix everything properly.
add idli pieces mix well again. turn off the heat.
garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Enjoy!!!

You can crumble the idli instead of cutting.

You add vegetables of your choice like carrot,  peas etc.