Nutritious Idlis Recipe (Rice Moong Dal Idli)

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup raw rice (chawal)
• 1/2 cup green moong dal (split green gram)
• 1/2 tsp fenugreek (methi) seeds
• salt (namak) to taste
• coconut chutney

Steps

1. Wash, drain and soak the rice, green moong dal and fenugreek seeds in enough water in a deep bowl for 2 hours. Drain well.
2. Combine it with approx. ½ cup of water in a mixer and blend till smooth.
3. Transfer the batter into a bowl, add the salt and mix very well.
4. Cover the batter with the lid and keep aside to ferment in a warm place for 8 hours.
5. After fermentation, mix the batter well and pour spoonfuls of the batter into greased idli moulds.
6. Steam in an idli steamer for 10 minutes or till they are cooked.
7. Serve immediately with sambhar and coconut chutney.