I just love idlis. But making idlis from rice & urad dal needs time & patience. It needs time for fermenting, at least 8 - 10 hours. But if you are living in cold region, it may even take 1 - 2 days !! What if you want to eat the idlis at that very moment ? Why not make idlis from semolina ? It needs no grinding & is made in a jiffy.
Preparation time: 35 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- Semolina 1 cup
- Salt to taste
- Green chili 2-3
- grated Ginger 1 tsp
- Chopped Coriander leaves
- Chopped Onion 1/2
- Yogurt 1/2 cup
- Water 1 cup as needed
- Tomato sliced
- Eno 1 tsp
Method:
- Mix semolina, salt, green chili, ginger, cilantro, onion, yogurt and water (as needed) to make a pancake-like batter. Set aside for at least 30 minutes. The batter becomes thicker as the semolina absorbs the water. At this point, you can add a little more water if it is too thick.
- Add approximately ¾ cup of water in the idli vessel and check to make sure that the water does not touch the bottom plate of the Idli stand. Bring to boil.
- Lightly grease Idli plates with oil.
- Place the sliced tomato in the idli vessels after greasing.
- Add ENO Fruit Salt to the batter and mix well. The mixture will begin foaming. Immediately begin pouring into the Idli trays and place it into the steaming pot.
- Cover the idli vessel and steam Idlis for 10-12 minutes on medium heat.
- Insert a toothpick in the center of one Idli. If the toothpick comes out clean, then you are ready to remove the stand from the pot. Be careful to not overcook the Idlis as they will lose their softness and become too dry as they cool off.
- Let cool for just a few minutes before removing each individual Idli. They should come out easily and not stick to the mold. The Idlis should be spongy and soft.
Tips:
- This quantity makes about 16 idlis. If you want to make more batter, it can be prepared all at once. But just take a bowl of the batter aside (enough for cooking 16 idlis at a time in the stand) & add eno. VIMP: Eno has to be added to the batter just before putting it in the idli stand.
- You can skip adding onions & tomatoes if you don't want.
- If you want to make it more healthy, add veggies of your choice in place of tomato. It is a good way to feed your kids with veggies.
- You can also add a tempering of oil & mustard seeds to the prepared batter.
Serving Suggestions:
- Serve seasoned Idlis with chutney.
- Serve Idlis with sambar.
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