Idli & Chutney

Idli

Ingredients

• 3 cup white rice (pachari)
• 1 cup urad dal (uzhunnu parippu)
• 1\4 cup cooked rice
• water
• salt (to taste)

Method

Soak both the white rice  and urad dal separately for 5-6 hrs. First, grind the urad dal with sufficient water to a smooth paste. Then grind the white rice and cooked rice with water. Mix both the batters together. Add enough salt and stir well. Wait till it ferments (it may take upto 8 hrs). Boil water in the idli cooker. Rub the idli mould with a little coconut oil. Pour the batter into each of the moulds. Steam it in the cooker for 10 minutes. Your delicious Kerala style idli is ready.


Chutney

Ingredients

• 2 cup grated coconut
• 5 onion flakes
• 2 green chillies
• water (as required)
• salt ( to taste)

For tempering

• 2 tsp coconut oil
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 2 dried chilli pieces
• a few curry leaves

Method

Grind the coconut along with 2 onion flakes,green chillies and some water.Add enough salt and water. Heat the coconut oil in a pan.Put the mustard seeds, onion slices & dried chilli pieces and wait till it bursts. Pour grinded stuff into this and heat it for 30 seconds. Garnish it with curry leaves.

Tips

• You can use chilli powder instead of green chillies.
• Grinding a little ginger with coconut is also good