Saturday, May 8, 2010

Idly and Carrot Chutney


Idly:
Ingredients:
  • Idly rice – 800 g
  • Whole black gram – 200 g
  • Fenugreek seeds – 2 Table spoon
  • Sago - Handful
  • Salt – 2 Table spoon
  • Water 
 Method:
  • Soak black gram and fenugreek seeds (together about one hour, preferably in cold water) and grind them with required amount of water (used for soaking), in a wet grinder.
  • Soak idly rice with Sago (about one hour) and grind to a fine paste with required amount of water in a wet grinder.
  • Mix these two batters, add salt and allow it to ferment for about 6- 8 hrs in room temperature.
  • Pour batter in idly pan and make idlis by steam cooking for about 15 – 20 mins.
 Carrot Chutney:
 Ingredients:
  • Carrot – 3
  • Tamarind – 1 Table spoon
  • Black gram seeds – 1 Table spoon
  • Split channa dal - 1 Table spoon
  • Dried red chilies – 3
  • Cashew nut – 1 Table spoon
  • Dry roasted Groundnuts – 1 Table spoon
  • Ginger – small piece
  • Grated coconut – 25 g
  • Curry leaves –Few
  • Salt
 Method:
  • Heat a table spoon of oil in a pan. Add cashew nut, black gram, split channa dal, curry leaves and red chili. Fry till they are slightly brown in low flame. Keep it aside.
  • Then fry grated carrot in the same pan till raw smell disappears and allow it to cool.
  • Grind them with grated coconut, cashews, groundnuts, ginger, tamarind paste and salt.
  • Serve with hot idlis.

25 comments:

  1. Carrot chutney..sounds new to me!Lovely colour..saapida varp poren! :)

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  2. Happy Mother's Day
    Healthy delicious chutney :-)
    I do it differently, will try ur version

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  3. Nicely arranged and looks delicious..never tried doing chutney with carrots, but looks yum

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  4. Nice carrot chutney recipe. Never tried before.Bookmarked. Naanum saapida vara poren:):)so be prepared :)

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  5. Carrot chutney looks delicious.

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  6. Wat a delicious and droolworthy combo..Adding cashew nuts in carrot chutney sounds interesting...will try to add next time while making my carrot chutney,thanks for sharing dear..

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  7. carrot chutney is very new t me...sounds interesting and yummy.....sure will try soon....nice click.....

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  8. Wow healthy chutney...love to have those for my breakfast dear.

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  9. nice presentation..love idlyi's...dunno why mine never turned out gr8...it always get stick to the mold while taking out...:(...delicious n healthy chutney recipe.

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  10. really delicious combo...the carrot chutney superb yarr..really healthy one..nice color..feel to have some..

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  11. Carrot Chutney sounds delicious.

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  12. hey this so new to me...sounds interesting...thanks for sharing

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  13. Carrot chutney sounds new to me never thought to make chutney in carrot,,nice creative idea dear..

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  14. Carrot chutney sounds new to me never thought to make chutney in carrot,,nice creative idea dear..

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  15. I love that vibrant color and what a beautiful presentation!

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  16. idli is the most comforting breakfast...and lovely chutney to go with it..

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  17. hey delicious idlis..i can eat idlis anytime of the day..yuym yum

    first time here...u have a lovely space...just started blogging..and love to add u in my list..
    ur comments/suggestions r highly appreciated..happy blogging...following u>>>>>>



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    http://creativesanyukta.blogspot.com/

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  18. thanks for visiting my blog n for ur lovely comment...really apprecitated...and also thanks for ur suggestion on Idli thing...hope to see u often at my space..tk care..bye.

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  19. yummy n healthy chutney with lovely colour...beautiful presentation 2...would luv 2 try this soon..tnx krishna

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  20. new chutney for me.. looks delectable.. Thanks for sharing!

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  21. Carrot chutney is very healthy one, perfect with idlies.

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  22. carrot chutney healthy and a tasty one loved it keep posting

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