Name: Kambu / pearl millet Idlis with Andhra instant red chilli - garlic dip recipe by Swathi Joshnaa Sathish at BetterButter
Prep time: 960 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 975 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: Idli rice 1.5 cup; Pearl millet / kambu 1.5 cup; urad dal 1 cup; Fenugreek seeds 1 tablespoon; Salt as required; Poha/ flattened rice 3/4 cup; Water required to grind; For red chilli - garlic dip :; Red chilli powder 2 tablespoons; Garlic cloves 5 finely crushed using mortar and pestle; Salt 3/4 teaspoon; Sesame Oil 4 tablespoons; Hing a pinch .

ABOUT Kambu / pearl millet Idlis with Andhra instant red chilli - garlic dip RECIPE

Once upon a time , Idlis gave me nightmares during my childhood . But never I knew I would long , cry , crave for idlis in my life . There came such a period , when I was pregnant , extremely nauseating , residing in a foreign land . What more to say ? I couldn’t withstand the smell of any food being cooked . Kitchen was the most hated spot of the house those times . My first pregnancy craving food was Idlis . My bad ! I neither could cook nor buy these valuable Idlis . The most healthiest Indian food for all the ages . Unbeatably , Idlis . Nothing else . For this contest , I wanted to try millet idli . So these are Pearl millet Idlis . Desi millet makes these desi Idlis super heathy . These Idlis goes well with an instant spicy red chilli dip . This dip is one traditional recipe which I learnt from my late grandmother . This spicy dip is my family ‘s favourite.

Ingredients Serving: 10

Idli rice 1.5 cup
Pearl millet / kambu 1.5 cup
urad dal 1 cup
Fenugreek seeds 1 tablespoon
Salt as required
Poha/ flattened rice 3/4 cup
Water required to grind
For red chilli - garlic dip :
Red chilli powder 2 tablespoons
Garlic cloves 5 finely crushed using mortar and pestle
Salt 3/4 teaspoon
Sesame Oil 4 tablespoons
Hing a pinch .

Instructions

For the pearl millet Idlis :
Soak the measured pearl millet for 7 hours .
Soak idli rice and fenugreek seeds separately for 7 hours .
Soak urad dal for 2 hours in a separate container .
Soak poha for last 40 minutes .
Grind pearl millet and idli rice along with fenugreek seeds to a coarse batter .
Grind urad dal into a smooth paste and add this to the ground millet batter .
Finally add the ground poha .
Mix all these into a single batter in a wide container
Mix thoroughly using your hands for Better fermentation.
Allow the batter to ferment overnight .
Add salt to the fermented batter .
Grease idli plates .
Beat and pour the idli batter to the idli plates .
Steam Idlis for 15 minutes .
Hot hot spongy healthy Idlis are ready .
For the red chilli garlic dip :
In a bowl , take 2 tablespoons red chilli powder .
Add pinch of hing .
Add finely crushed 5 garlic cloves .
Add salt .
Add 5 tablespoons sesame oil .
Mix all well into a thick dip consistency.
Kambu Idlis are ready to be served with Andhra spicy red chilli garlic dip .

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