VENDHAYA IDLI ( METHI IDLI)

VENDHAYA IDLI (METHI IDLI)
Vendhaya Idli is a very nutritious, cooling tiffin as it has more of methi seeds in it.It has wonderful aroma and yummy taste.
 Vendhaya Idli is a bit laborious process usually done by village cooks. They are experts in that. It has castor seeds as one of the ingredients and grinding castor seeds nicely and then adding rice etc is a bit tiresome these days. Where to go in search of castor seeds in this quarantine period!!! I tried differently and it came out extremely well.

INGREDIENTS:
Idli Rice                                2 cups
Raw rice                               1 cup
Urad dal (whole)                   1/2 cup
Methi Seeds                          2 full tsps
Sabuthana (Javvarisi)            1/2 cup
Cooking soda                       1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

PROCEDURE:
 1.Soak all the ingredients after washing well overnight.
2. In the morning grind all together in the mixer grinder with salt.
( No wet grinder business, real relief)
3. Grind well, a little coarse, not very smooth like regular idli.
4.The batter should be of regular idli consistency.
5..Allow it to ferment till evening, it will be ready for night dinner.
6.Just add half a tsp of cooking soda just before pouring the batter into idli moulds.
7.It will take 2 or 3 minutes more to get cooked compared to regular idli.
8. With special sambar or coconut chutney the night dinner will be splendid.
ENJOY!!!