Quick Idlis

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

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
Spicy
Breakfast
Vegetarian

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.