Quick Idlis

Name: Quick Idlis
Yield: Makes 16
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons salt; 25 g (1 oz) grated coconut; 310 g (1¼ cups) thick plain yoghurt; 50 g (1¾ oz) chana dal; 300 g (2½ cups) fine semolina; 10 curry leaves; 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds; 2 tablespoons oil; 2 cm (¾ inch) piece of ginger, finely chopped; ¼ teaspoon baking soda; 1 green chilli, seeded and finely chopped

Preparation info

Makes
16

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Food of India

By Priya Wickramasinghe

Published 2005

About

Ingredients

50 g (1¾ oz) chana dal
2 cm (¾

Asia
India
Side dish
Breakfast
Vegetarian
Spicy

Method

Put the dal in a bowl, cover with water and Soak for at least 4 hours, or overnight. Drain and blend with the ginger, yoghurt and 170 ml (⅔ cup) water in a food processor or blender, to form a loose paste.