Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Idly ,Vada ,Sambhar !!!

First The Idly:

For The Batter :

4 Cups Idly Rice(Par Boiled Big Round Rice)

1 Cup Urad Dal(Ulundhu paruppu)

2 Tsp .Methi



Soak The Ingrediants seperatly adding Methi to the Pulse for 12 Hours /Overnight(for soft idly)

Grind each seperately add water(not too much)...don't Grind it to a smooth Paste >The Batter Should be a Littkleand add them together ,blend it with hand ...for the rice to become sour quickly ( A must Condition) keep it in a closed container for another 12 hours for the batter to become Real Fluffy like a bubble .

The batter is now ready for your Fluffy Idly and Moru Moru Dosai .


Idly :
This Part is fairly easy .
Grease the Idly Plates with a little oil ,Pour 1 Tbsp. batter(prepared like abv. ) in each pit .
Fill up all the Idly plates similarly .
Close and steam them .Dip a spoon in them and chk if its done .
Lo !!! Super Soft Idly's ready .


Vada :
Ingredients:
Urad Dal - 1 Cup
Pepper Corn a tsp .
Onion Finely Chopped 2 Tbsp
Ginger Finely Grated 1 Tbsp.
Curry Leaves

Method
Soak Urad Dal for 2 hours min .
Grind it to form a very thick Batter without adding too much water .
Add all the Above Ingredients to it .
Take a Butter Paper,pat a dallop of batter on it .Punch a hole in the center and deep fry the made round,till brown and crispy . Serve with Sambar or Chutney ,Serve Hot .

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Your idly vada and sambar are so exqusite. I keep staring at them and wonder how you got the crispy vadas and the sambar- how do you make this sambar. Is it different from the usual. Will you post the recipe for the sambar as well.

ramkumari said...

http://spicykhana.blogspot.com/2007/08/vendakailadys-finger-okra-and.html

the recipe for sambar is in the above link ,to make sambar for idly or dosa we usually leave out the tamarind .thanks for visiting .good day !!