Thatte Idli Recipe
A vegetarian Karnataka recipe with rice, black urad dal (split), poha (flattened rice). Ready in 20 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
12 steps- 1
To begin with Thatte Idli, wash all the ingredients and soak each separately
- 2
Soak rice and sabudana for about 4-5 hours and urad dal and beaten rice for 1-1
rice(3 cups)black urad dal (split)(1 cup)sabudana (tapioca pearls)(1/2 cup) - 3
5 hours
- 4
Grind the urad dal first in a mixer or a grinder, into a smooth paste adding enough water
black urad dal (split)(1 cup) - 5
Add the water in intervals
- 6
Once, urad dal is done, add rice, poha and sabudana and grind adding little water
rice(3 cups)black urad dal (split)(1 cup)poha (flattened rice)(1 cup)sabudana (tapioca pearls)(1/2 cup) - 7
Grind them all together into a smooth batter and make sure that the final batter should be smoother than the normal idli batter
- 8
Transfer the ground batter to a big vessel, add salt, mix well and keep aside for fermentation for about 10-12 hours
salt - to taste - 9
After 10-12 hours, mix gently before pouring into the greased idli plate
sunflower oil - as required to grease - 10
If you want to add the soda, you can add it before pouring it into the greased plates
cooking soda - optional(1/2 teaspoon)sunflower oil - as required to grease - 11
Steam the idlis for 8-10 minutes in an idli steamer
- 12
Serve Thatte Idli with Mixed Vegetable Sambar and South Indian Coconut Chutney for a perfect meal
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Thatte Idli Recipe
A vegetarian Karnataka recipe with rice, black urad dal (split), poha (flattened rice). Ready in 20 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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Directions
12 steps- 1
To begin with Thatte Idli, wash all the ingredients and soak each separately
- 2
Soak rice and sabudana for about 4-5 hours and urad dal and beaten rice for 1-1
rice(3 cups)black urad dal (split)(1 cup)sabudana (tapioca pearls)(1/2 cup) - 3
5 hours
- 4
Grind the urad dal first in a mixer or a grinder, into a smooth paste adding enough water
black urad dal (split)(1 cup) - 5
Add the water in intervals
- 6
Once, urad dal is done, add rice, poha and sabudana and grind adding little water
rice(3 cups)black urad dal (split)(1 cup)poha (flattened rice)(1 cup)sabudana (tapioca pearls)(1/2 cup) - 7
Grind them all together into a smooth batter and make sure that the final batter should be smoother than the normal idli batter
- 8
Transfer the ground batter to a big vessel, add salt, mix well and keep aside for fermentation for about 10-12 hours
salt - to taste - 9
After 10-12 hours, mix gently before pouring into the greased idli plate
sunflower oil - as required to grease - 10
If you want to add the soda, you can add it before pouring it into the greased plates
cooking soda - optional(1/2 teaspoon)sunflower oil - as required to grease - 11
Steam the idlis for 8-10 minutes in an idli steamer
- 12
Serve Thatte Idli with Mixed Vegetable Sambar and South Indian Coconut Chutney for a perfect meal
Rate this recipe
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