Easy Lentil Idli with Cucumber Chutney खीरे की चटनी के साथ दाल इडली Recipe

½ cup Moong Daal

½ cup brown rice

½ cup white rice (use parboiled rice)

¼ cup toordaal

¼ cup chanadaal

2 tsp methi seeds (Fenugreek seeds)

1 inch ginger

1 dried red chili

handful of methi leaves(fresh fenugreek leaves)

salt to taste

Recipe

Soak all the to be soaked items overnight (12 hours)

Drain the water and grind the soaked lentils/grains along with ginger, dried red chili, washed fenugreek leaves and salt(1/2 teaspoon or more) with little water if needed.

If this mixture doesnt look fermented enough, add 1/4 tsp baking powder, or keep for another 4-6 hours in a warm place.

Grease Idli stand and mix and pour the batter.

Steam the idlis for 20-25 mins and let stand for another 10 before removing from idli stand.

Cucumber Chutney

1 medium sized round cucumber

4 green chilies slit

½ tsp. cumin

Salt to taste

1 tsp Lemon juice

Handful coriander leaves (chopped finely)

1 sprig curry leaves

¼ tsp. mustard

¼ tsp. cumin

½ red chili broken

1 garlic clove

½ tsp. urad dal (optional)

½ tsp. channadal(optional)