Ingredients: 1 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt),1 cup Whole Wheat Flour,1/2 teaspoon Enos fruit salt,1 teaspoon Sesame (Gingelly) Oil – to grease the Idli Plates,Salt – to taste,2 teaspoons Ghee,1/2 teaspoon Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal) – split,1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera),1/4 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns – crushed,5 Cashew nuts – broken roughly,1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds,1 sprig Curry leaves,1 Green Chilli – finely chopped
Time in minutes: 60 Servings: 2 Course: South Indian Breakfast Diet: Vegetarian
Instructions: To begin making the Godhumai Idli Recipe (Instant Whole Wheat Flour Idli), first get all the ingredients ready and keep aside.Heat a pan over low heat and dry roast the wheat flour till they turn fragrant.Keep stirring continuously to roast the flour uniformly and avoid burning. Transfer the flour to a another vessel and allow it to cool.Heat the pan again with ghee and add the ingredients given under ‘ seasoning’ in the order given. Allow them to roast and crackle and set it aside.Whisk together yogurt and 1 cup of water to make a buttermilk.Add buttermilk to the flour and using a hand whisk, stir to form a batter adding more water if required to make a thick batter. Once you have a thick batter, add the tempering to the batter and mix well.Add salt ( just a little) and allow the batter to rest for 20-30 minutes. In the meantime, grease the Idli plates and preheat the steamer.Once you are ready to steam the idlis, add 1/2 teaspoon of enos fruit salt and stir the batter. The batter will become light and fluffy.Spoon the batter into the greased plate and steam the Idlis for 15 -20 minutes until done.Once done, turn off the heat and allow it to rest for 5 minutes. Remove Godhumai Idli from the plates and serve.Serve these healthy Godhumai Idlis along with Tomato Onion Chutney, Thakkali Vengaya Sambar or Idli Milagai Podi for breakfast or dinner.