Idli

Name: Idli
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Madhyapradesh)
Ingredients: 300g idli rice (parboiled); 100g urad dal; Salt to taste; Oil to grease moulds

🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free📊 Medium

Traditional 47. Idli recipe

⏱️10 minPrep

🔥15 minCook

🕒25 minTotal

🍽️4Serves

🧺 Ingredients

300g idli rice (parboiled)
100g urad dal
Salt to taste
Oil to grease moulds

👩‍🍳 How to make Idli

Soak rice and urad dal separately for 6 hours. Grind separately — urad into very fluffy batter, rice into smooth batter. Mix together, add salt, ferment overnight until doubled.
Pour into greased idli moulds, steam 12–14 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
Serve with MP-style sambar and coconut chutney.

📖 Cultural notes

Idli has been adopted enthusiastically by MP's urban population — Bhopal, Indore, and Gwalior all have South Indian restaurants where idli is a popular breakfast item especially on Mondays. ---

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