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Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Over the last few decades I've spent a number of hours cooking for my family of 5. My husband is a retired bank Manager and my 3 boys are IIT graduates. Now I'm sharing my knowledge and thoughts to the world through this site. Whether you are a busy mom or a student learning to cook, you will find this blog helpful for cooking simple and easy to make food for yourself and the whole family. Hope you enjoy my recipe blog! I also love listening to devotional songs. Please browse through my devotional blogs to know more about them. I am always looking for ways to improve my blogs. Please leave your comments. If you like to see recipe of any particular dish or lyrics of a devotional song, please also let me know. Thanks for reading my blog.

Sunday 15 January 2012

Small glass shape Idli

Ingradients:
  •    Split black lentil    (urad dal)    1 cup
  •    Uppudu nooka (idli ravva )      2 cups
  •    Salt  to taste
  •    Small glasses                           6 
  1. Soak Urad dal (Black gram dal) in a bowl for 2 hours minimum.
  2. Wash 2 to 3 times and soak Idli rava in a bowl separately
  3. Grind the Black gram dal   to a paste in a  grinder.
  4. Remove the paste into vessel. 
  5. Now squeeze and mix idli ravva into urad dal paste. Add salt and mix well.
  6. Leave the paste to ferment overnight.
  7. In the morning, pour the idli batter into the small wet glasses. (leave 1 inch gape).
  8. Pour 2 cups of water in a pressure pan and put the glasses in water.Close the cooker with the lid.
  9. Cook for about 10 to 15 minutes until the idlis are done.
  10. Remove the glasses from the steam and allow it to cool. Remove idlis by using with  wet knife.
  11. Serve with chutney or sambar.

(Advantage: No need with the idli stand, can be prepared with the 
pressure cooker or steel box with cover)


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