Pair Sama rice Idli or vrat ki idli with a big bowl of coconut chutney for a yum and perfecto meal!!
Ingredients1 cup Sama Rice
½ cup Thick yogurt
1 tablespoon Unsweetend desiccated Coconut
½ teaspoon Lemon Juice
1 teaspoon Roasted cumin seeds (optional)
½ teaspoon Crushed red chili flakes
2 tablespoons Finely chopped Cabbage (omit if you do not eat in vrat)
2 tablespoons Finely chopped Carrots (omit if you do not eat in vrat)
½ teaspoon Citric acid
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
½ teaspoon Eno (fruit Salt) or 1.5 teaspoon baking powder (see notes above)
Salt to Taste (Sendha Namak)
Oil to Grease idli moulds
Method* Measure Sama rice.
* Soak sama rice in water for 2 hours.
* After the soak cycle is over, drain and transfer it to a food processor.
* Add rest of the ingredients coconut, yogurt, lemon juice, cabbage, carrots, and spices into the food processor.
* Ground it to a fine paste.
* Heat water in a pan. Grease Idli molds.
* Just before pouring idli batter into the molds. Add citric acid and ENO or baking powder to the batter and whisk until combined.
* Pour batter in idli molds.
* Place idli molds in the steaming pot, cover, and steam for 6-7 minutes.
* Steamed idlis after 7 minutes.
* Allow it to cool for a while then remove from the molds.
* Serve hot with coconut chutney or vrat chutney.