Easy Moong Dal Idli Recipe | High Protein Green Gram Idli
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 145 minutes
- Yield: 20 idli
- Category: idli
- Cuisine: south indian
Ingredients
- 1 cup moong dal
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard
- ½ tsp chana dal
- ½ tsp urad dal
- 1 tsp cumin
- pinch hing
- few curry leaves
- 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
- 3 chilli (finely chopped)
- 2 tbsp carrot (grated)
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- 1 cup rava (coarse)
- 1 cup curd
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
- 1 tsp eno fruit salt
- cashew (for garnishing)
Method
- Firstly, rinse and soak 1 cup moong dal for 2 hours.
- Drain off the water and transfer to the mixer jar.
- Add 1 cup curd and grind to a smooth batter.
- Transfer the batter to the large bowl. Keep aside.
- In a pan, heat 2 tbsp oil. Add 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp chana dal, ½ tsp urad dal, 1 tsp cumin, a pinch of salt, and a few curry leaves. Splutter the tempering.
- Add 1 inch ginger, 3 chilli, and saute slightly.
- Further add 2 tbsp carrot, ¼ tsp turmeric and saute until it turns aromatic.
- Add 1 cup of rava and roast till the rava turns aromatic.
- Cool completely and transfer into the moong dal batter bowl.
- Add 1 tsp salt and mix well adjusting the consistency.
- Rest the batter for 20 minutes for rava to soak well.
- Add 2 tbsp coriander and mix well.
- After the rava has soaked well, add 1 tsp eno fruit salt and mix gently.
- Mix the batter until the batter turns frothy.
- Place the roasted cashew in a greased idli plate and pour the batter into the mould.
- Place the idli plate in a steamer and steam for 10 minutes.
- Finally, enjoy Moong Dal Idli Recipe with chutney
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.