Horsegram/Kollu Idly/Dosai
 
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • Idli rice - 1 cup
  • Horse gram/Kollu - ½ cup
  • Urad gota/Ulundhu - ¼ cup
  • Fenugreek/Methi seeds/Vendhayam - ¼ tsp
  • Salt - 1 tsp levelled or as required
Instructions
  1. Wash and soak idli rice and horsegram together. Soak methi seeds(vendhayam) separately. Let it all soak overnight (or 4 to 8 hrs).
  2. Wash and soak urad dal separately. Soak urad dal for just 2 hours. But it's ok if you want to soak all the ingredients at the same time, say in the night and grind in the morning or vice-versa.
  3. Wash grinder and add one after another, starting from fenugreek seeds along with soaked water. Urad dal(save soaked water to use in grinding), idli rice and horsegram.
  4. Add urad dal soaked water, whenever required and grind. If required add more water. You might require approximately 1+1/4 cup of water, in total.
  5. Scrape the sides, every 5 mins for even grinding.
  6. Grind until the batter is soft to touch. You might still see some horsegram bits but that's ok. It takes 15 to 20 mins to grind in Premier wet grinder.
  7. Once ground, transfer the contents to a container.
  8. Add salt & ferment well for 8 to 10 hours. If you are in cold region, you shall ferment inside Instapot in Yougurt mode or just keep the container inside grill oven with oven OFF but oven light ON.
  9. Make as normal idlis. Once the water in idli-maker comes to rolling boil, place idli plates with batter and steam for 12 mins in high heat.
  10. U can add water to thin the batter and make soft or crispy dosas too.
Notes
1.You shall double up this recipe for more quantity. But, if you are trying for first time, just try the quantity mentioned in this recipe.
2.Once fermented, keep the batter refrigerated and finish off within 2 days.
Recipe by My Healthy Kiddo at https://www.myhealthykiddo.com/horsegram-kollu-idly-dosai/