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This one is the recipe for Super spongy idlis for navratri fast.
FOR IDLI:
Buckwheat(kuttu)flour- 1/4 cup
Sago(sabudana)- 1/4 cup
Barnyard Millet(samak rice)- 1/2 cup
Sendha Salt to taste
Curd- 1/2 cup
Wash & soak sago and barnyard millet for 2 hours. Then, remove excess water and grind them to fine paste with curd. Keep this batter covered in a warm place for 8 hours to ferment. After that, mix in buckwheat(kuttu)flour with salt with a very light hand so as not to effect the bubbles formed in fermentation. The idli batter is ready.
FOR STUFFING:(mix all)
Raisins- 2 tbsp
Crushed Peanuts- 2tbsp
Curry leaves a few
Sendha Salt to taste
Roasted cumin 1/4 tsp
Pour half idli batter in a greased idli container, over it put some stuffing and finally cover with rest of the idli batter. Steam in boiling hot water for 10-12 minutes on high flame.
FOR CHUTNEY:
Fresh coconut- 1/2 cup
Roasted Peanuts- 2 tbsp
Green chillies- 1 to 2
Curry leaves a few
Sendha Salt to taste
Roasted cumin- 1/4 tsp
Curd- 1/2 cup
Grind these together to make chutney.
Enjoy the hot and spongy navratri vrat idlis with chutney and hot tea!
‘Cooking for our loved ones with love!’
