women's day special snack - Idli and coconut chutney

Wishing all my woman readers a happy women's day. 

Here is a beautiful pink rose from my terrace garden for being the most beautiful woman! Beautiful Indian bangles for your lovely hands.

 

So what special dish you made today to celebrate your womanhood? Something really healthy. 

I am going to celebrate women's day with the most beautiful woman, my mother. I prepared a simple dish for her today. Soft and spongy idli. A healthy and tasty Indian snack. 

Soft, spongy Idli

Ingredients

Urad dal - 1 cup

Idli rice (Ponni boiled rice/Doppi rice) - 3 cups.

Salt - 1 1/4 tsp

Method of Preparation

Soak urad dal and rice in separate vessels for about 4 to 5 hours. Grind urad dal first for about 35 minutes in wet grinder by adding just enough water. When the batter is ready to be removed off the grinder and look for bubbles in the urad dal paste. If you see big bubbles coming and bursting  that means your urad dal is ready to be removed. The quantity will be 3 times of urad dal you added. Remove from grinder keep aside. Now add idli rice allow it to grind for about 12 minutes, now add prepared urad dal. Allow both the batter to grind together for about 10 minutes, Add salt. Carefully remove the batter in a large vessel. The batter will be double the quantity you grind when fermented. So make sure your vessel is big enough. We are going to allow the batter to ferment overnight for about 8 hours. 

Morning prepare soft idli in  idli maker.Use a little oil to moist the idli tray. Pour just one big 
laddle full of batter. Allow the batter to cook for about 10 minutes in medium flame. Remove from the idli tray using a clean ladle. Careful you may break the idli as its very soft and fluffy!
Your spongy idli's are ready to be served. 

For coconut chutney 

Ingredients

Grated coconut - 1 cup
green chilly - 3 nos.
puffed bengal gram(pottu kadala) - 1 table spoon
coriander leaves - few springs
ginger - 1 small piece
salt - as required

For the tadka

Oil - 1 2 tsp
mustard seed - 1/4 tsp
red dry chilly - 2 nos.

Method of Preparation 

Add all the ingredients and ground by adding just enough water. Grind coarsely. Remove from mixer and add little more water if required for pouring consistency. In a small pan add oil and add mustard and red chilly. Allow it to splutter. Pour in top of the chutney. Serve with fluffy, spongy idli.