Green Moong Dal Vegetable Idli | Healthy Diabetic Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup green moong dal (split green gram)
• 1/4 cup grated carrot
• 1/4 cup grated cabbage
• 1/4 cup urad dal (safed urad dal)
• 1/2 tsp fenugreek (methi) seeds
• salt (namak) to taste, restricted salt for health
• 1/2 tbsp ginger-green chilli paste
• 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
• 1 tsp fruit salt
• 2 tsp oil for greasing
• lemon

Steps

1. To make green moong dal vegetable idli, combine the green moong dal, urad dal and fenugreek seeds in a deep bowl and keep aside to soak in enough water for 2 hours. Drain well.
2. Blend the green moong dal, urad dal and fenugreek seeds in a mixer along with approx. 1 cup of water till smooth.
3. Transfer the mixture into a deep bowl, add the salt and mix well. Cover with a lid and keep aside to ferment for 4 hours or overnight.
4. Once fermented, mix well, add the carrots, cabbage, ginger-green chilli paste and coriander and mix well.
5. Just before steaming add 1 tsp fruit salt. Add 1 tablespoon of water over the fruit salt. Mix gently.
6. Pour spoonfuls of the batter into greased idli moulds and steam in a steamer for 12 minutes.
7. Cool slightly and demould.
8. Repeat with the remaining batter to make more idlis.
9. Serve green moong dal vegetable idli immediately with sambar.