Skinned Black Gram : 1 cupsoak for atleast 2 hours
Kodo Millet : 2 cupssoak for atleast 6 hours
Curd : 1 cup
Oil : 1 tablespoon
Desi Cow Ghee : 1 tablespoon
Green Chillies : 5or to taste
Curry Leaves : 1 sprig
Pepper : 1/2 teaspoon
Cumin Seeds : 1/2 teaspoon
Asafoetida : a pinch
Salt : to taste
Water : as requiredto soak grains, to grind batter, to steam idlis
Instructions
Soak kodo millet and skinned black gram separately.
Prepare a thick batter by using a wet grinder.
Then ferment the batter for six hours.
Heat ghee and oil in a pan.
To it add slit chillies, pepper, curry leaves, cumin seeds, asafoetida and sauté them for a minute.
Add them to the idli batter.
Now add hung (thick) curd, salt to the batter and mix well.
Take a tumbler/mould and grease them on the inner side with ghee and fill them half with batter.
Pour water in idli cooker, place the tumbler/moulds and steam for twenty minutes on a low flame or until done.
Notes
CHUTNEY PREPARATIONIngredients: 1. Roasted Sesame Seeds : 3 tablespoons 2. Dry Coconut : 1 tablespoon 3. Green Chillies : 5 (or to taste) 4. Salt : to taste 5. Mango (Aamchur) Powder/Lemon Juice : to taste (home-made powder) 6. Mint leaves : 1/2 cup 7. Oil : 11/2 tablespoons 8. Asafoetida : a pinch Procedure : Add roasted sesame seeds, dry coconut, green chillies, salt, mango powder, mint leaves to a grinder jar and blend by adding little water. Heat oil in a pan. Add a pinch of asafoetida, turn off the stove and add it to the chutney.NOTE: This dish may be made occassionally because the ratio of black gram and millet is 1:2 as against 1:3 or 1:4 adviced by Dr. Khadar Vali.
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