Millet idly with chutney
Idly is one of the popular South indian breakfast which is very low calorie food. Today I am giving Idly with millets. Millets are very healthy and good for diet.I have used 2 variety of millets ,Foxtail millet and Barnyard millet combined with urad dal and little rice. Let us see how to make this.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Foxtail millet
- 1cup Barnyard millet
- 1 cup idly rice
- 1 cup de husked whole urad dal
- 1/2 tsp methi seeds.
Method
Wash and soak all the Ingredients together for 4 hours.
Grind well. Add salt and mix . Do not make very smooth paste.
Keep the batter for fermentation atleast 9 to 10 hours. Let it ferment nicely.
Grease idly moulds and pour the batter in each moulds.
Take pressure cooker or Idly cooker . Add water.
Keep the idly moulds inside the cooker. Close it with a lid.
Steam cook for 12 to 15 minutes.
Tips….If you are staying in a cold place and the batter didn’t come up well then add very little soda and mix before making idly.
I made coconut chutney and onion chutney as side dishCoconut chutney.
Ingredients for Cococnut chutney.
- 1 cup grated fresh coconut
- Green chillies
- 4 peppercorn size tamarind.
- Salt to taste.
Grind all these adding little water at the end.
Seasoning
Heat 1 tsp oil add mustard,urad and channa dal, curry leaves and little hing. When done pour over chutney
Onion coconut chutney
- 1/2 cup grated fresh coconut
- 1 big or 2 medium size chopped onions
- 1 tsp urad dal
- 1 red chilly and 3 green chillies
- Little tamarind ( 4 pepper corn size)
- Salt
- Very little coriander leaves
Heat 1/2 tsp oil. Fry urad dal . When it turns brown add both the chillies . Then add tamarind. Saute.
Add chopped onions and saute .At the end add coriander leaves Saute and switch off fire.
Grind all these with fresh coconut . Add salt.
Seasoning
Heat 1 tsp oil add mustard,urad and channa dal, curry leaves and hing. When done pour over the chutney.
