The taste of South Indian food is spread all over the country. Whenever there is a mention of healthy food, people give priority to South Indian food. Especially idli and dosa are eaten by most people with great gusto. Big celebrities also like to eat dosa or idli for breakfast. It is as easy to make as it is delicious to eat.
If it is made traditionally, then you will need urad dal and rice for it, but if you want to make instant idli, then you can prepare idli using poha. Making poha idli is also very easy it is simpler than dal-rice idli. In such a situation, in today's article, we are going to tell you how to make delicious poha idli at home. So that you can also taste it.
Ingredients for making idli from poha
Poha - 1 cup
Semolina - 1 cup
Curd - 1 cup
Salt - according to taste
Eno - 1 teaspoon
Oil (for applying in the mold)
Method
To make idli from poha, first, wash the poha well and soak it in water for about 10 minutes. After this, take it out of the water grind the poha, and make a thick paste. After preparing the poha paste, take it in a big vessel and mix semolina and curd in it. Mix this mixture well and prepare a thick batter. If it has become too thick, then mix some water in it.
Keep this batter covered for 15-20 minutes, so that the semolina swells well. After 20 minutes, add salt to the batter. Now prepare the idli steamer. Fill the steamer with water and put it on the gas, so that the water boils. Along with this, apply light oil to the idli mold.
When you prepare the idli steamer and the water starts boiling, then add Eno to the batter and mix it well immediately. After adding Eno, the batter will start swelling. Now pour the batter in each idli mold, but keep in mind not to fill the mold.
Now steam it on a medium flame for 10-15 minutes. Check by inserting a knife or toothpick in the middle of the idli. If it comes out clean then the idli is ready. When the idli is ready, take it out and serve with sambar.
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