Kambu (pearl millet) idly, Kambu idli

Cuisine Style: South India | Preparation Time: 20 min | Cooking Time: 10 min | To Serve: 2 | Take with: Chutney, sambar, Kurma | Type: Breakfast or Dinner, Weight loss & Easy diabetic recipes

Kambu is healthiest food. If you are in diet conscious or diabetic patient make this simple and delicious steamed idly daily instead of rice.

Ingredients

• Kambu (pearl millet) - 3 cups
• Urad dal - ¾ cup
• Fenu greek seeds - 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Water as needed

Preparation

• Wash and Soak urad dal, kambu and fenugreek seeds separately for 6 hours
• Drain water & grind to nice batter.
• Transfer the batter to a container then add sea salt / normal salt then mix well cover it and leave it for fermentation (approximately 8 hours)
• Heat idli cooker with water & let it boil.
• Then grease idly plates with oil, pour batter in each cavity, place it in boiling water, cover lid and steam it for 8 to 10 min.
• Serve hot with Tomato chutney or  sambar

Note

• Don't add rice flour it makes the idly hard
  

Tip

• Use your hands to mix the batter for good fermentation

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