Millets Idli

Prep Time:20 m + soaking time    Cook Time:10 m

Ingredients

Thinai/foxtail millet - 1 cup

Samai/little millet    - 1 cup

Varagu/kodo millet - 1 cup

Idli Rice                  - 1 cup

Urid Dal                  - 1 cup

Fenugreek               - 1 tbl sp

Salt                          - as required

Method

• Wash and soak the dal,rice and millets for three hours.
                                       
  
• Grind the urid dal sprinkling water in between as we do for normal idli.Now grind the millets and add this to the urid dal,add salt and mix well with hands as we do for regular idli.Leave it to ferment overnight.Then stir the batter well,grease idli mould and steam for eight to ten minutes.
                             
                                      
                       
     

Little Words

• Unless and until you say no one can guess its made of millets.
• The same batter can be used to make dosa after a day of fermenting.
• An easy way to incorporate millets in our regular diet.
• The quantity of urid dal can be adjusted as for regular idli.