Idli (Steamed Rice and Black Gram Bread)

Name: Idli (Steamed Rice and Black Gram Bread)
Cook time: 600 min
Yield: 1 servings

Idli, a traditional South Indian food ? Photo by Nick Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

{{recipesummary Idli is a round, fluffy bread roughly eight centimetres in diameter. It is made from ground rice or rice flour mixed with ground urad dal, salt, methi (fenugreek seeds) and water. The mixture is allowed to ferment prior to being steamed in an idli steamer. They are traditional to Southern India and are most often eaten with sambar.

Cooking time: 600 minutes
Servings: 1

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