Wednesday 28 September 2011

Kambu/Pearl Millet Idli

I didnt forget to pick few packets of whole grains like pearl millet,ragi,wheat berries and few more grains from India, now its time to use them in our daily menu...I was planning to make some ragi idli for our today's dinner but finally when i saw these tiny pearl millet, i couldnt stop myself to try them as this super spongy healthy idlis, this idli goes for fermentation and serve them with any sort of spicy chutneys, am damn sure that you will definitely have a filling,nutritious and healthy dinner or breakfast...Definitely a wonderful dish to enjoy without any hesitation and suits prefectly for everyone, yep even my lil one enjoyed having this idli with spicy garlic chutney and we loved it...



1cup Pearl millet/Kambu
1cup Idli rice
1/2cup Whole urad dal(deskinned)
1/2tsp Fenugreek seeds
Salt

Wash and soak the pearl millet,idli rice and urad dal with fenugreek seeds separately for 4hours..Grind as a bit coarse paste, add enough salt and keep overnite for fermentation...Next day give a stir and pour enough fermented idly batter to the greased idly plates and steam cook them in idly cooker for 10-15minutes..

Serve this spongy idlis with spicy chutneys..

34 Expert Thoughts:

revathi said...

Super Duper Idli ... I love this grain.. definitely makes a healthy breakfast...:) Thanks for sharing..
Reva

Now Serving said...

wow they look so soft and yummy! Adding another idli recipe to my bookmark :) I posted idli too!

MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!. said...

wOw!.Healthy and delicious breakfast(steamed) option dear.Spicy Chutney can be a perfect match.

Sobha Shyam said...

soft and spongy idlis, looks great..

Nadji said...

Une graine que je ne connais pas encore. Je suis curieuse de la gouter.
A très bientôt

aipi said...

Healthy treat ~ lovely way to eat whole grains!
USMasala

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Soft and healthy idlis...

Kalyani's Platter said...

idli's looks healthy and delicious .....

Pavithra said...

I love this too ... but I use Kambu maavu grind the batter add kambu maavu ferment it .. I am seriously craving for some now.

Swathi said...

delicious healthy idly Priya.

Alpana said...

Commendable........healthy & delicious .....thanks for sharing

Krithi's Kitchen said...

Wow.. another whole grain idli.. love it..
Krithi's Kitchen
Event: Serve It - Steamed

Simply Life said...

the texture of these looks so fun to eat!

Nisha said...

Super Idli

Pushpa said...

Healthy and yummy idlis Priya.

Premalatha Aravindhan said...

Healthy and soft idly,luks yum...

Cham said...

The idlis is soft and porous! Kambu sounds good in idli form!

Balakrishna Saraswathy said...

Perfect idlie with my Chana gravy dear//looks tempting:)

Rekha shoban said...

healthy idly...

Priya (elaichii) said...

Never tried kambu! seems like a very healthy grain!

Nandini said...

Healthy and puffed idlis. Great for breakfast.

Mélange said...

Scrumptious and healthy breakfast.I think this is welcome any time with chutney or something spicy even !

Treat and Trick said...

Perfect and healthy!

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revathi said...

Priya, I had sent you an email regarding CWS... can you please check and let me know dear..:)
Reva

Kalpana Sareesh said...

Thanks for sharing such an healthy one.. i was not aware of the proportions..

notyet100 said...

Idlis look perfect :)

Sharmilee! :) said...

Healthy and filling for breakfast..yumm too

Happy Cook / Finla said...

Wish I had idlies. I neve rmake them at home, H and S don't like.

Valarmathi Sanjeev said...

healthy breakfast....looks yummy.

nirupamasundar said...

Priya , Ur millet idly idea is very nice, kambu can be made a s adai also whn soaked along with black urad, green gram, toor , chanadal and very little idly rice, have u ever tried sama idly? it is called sanwa millet or bhagar.Proportion 2.5 cups of sanwa and 1 cup of utad, the sanwa must be soaked in hot water and urad in normal water, the batter will look exactly like idly batter and can be made into fine idly and dosa without change in taste, pl try

divya said...

idli's looks healthy and delicious

Elisabeth said...

Looks so healthy, and delcious!

Sensible Vegetarian said...

This surely looks so delicious Priya.

Akila said...

very healthy dish...

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