Thinai Idli | Foxtail Millet Idli/Idly-How to make-Step by step photos & video

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu, south india | Preparation Time: 15 minutes | Soaking & Fermentation Time: 5 to 7 hours | Cooking Time:10 min | To Serve: 5 | Type : Breakfast, dinner | Take with : Chutney, sambhar, kurma

Ingredients

• Thinai arisi [Foxtail millet]– 2 cups
• Urad dal – 1/2 cup
• Fenugreek seeds– 1 tbsp
• Sea salt or Salt to taste
• Water as needed

Method

• Wash and Soak thinai arisi, urad dal with fenugreek separately for 6 to 7 hours.
• Drain water then grind well. Transfer urad dal, thinai arisi, fenugreek seeds mixture to a bowl mix well, add sea salt & leave the batter for fermentation [approximately. 8 hours, fermentation hours differs from region to region & weather conditions].
• Grease idly plates with gingelly oil. Pour idly batter. Then steam it for 10 min.
  Serve hot with coconut chutney and Sambar.

How to make Thinai idli & paniyaram video

How to make Thinai idli-Step by step photos

Thinai idli ingredients

Add thinai rice

Wash 2 times

Add water, soak it for 5 hours

Add Urad dal & Fenugreek seeds

Add water

Soak thinai, urad dal & fenugreek for 5 hours

After 5 hours grind urad dal with enough water

Uraddal batter is ready

Transfer urad dal batter to a container

Add soaked thinai rice, water grind to smooth batter

Thinai idli batter is ready

Add thinai batter into the urad dal batter

Add salt mix well

Thinai idli batter is ready, cover lid, Leave it for fermentation Apr[ 8 hours]

After fermentation, grease idli plates with sesame oil

Pour thinai idli batter

Steam it for 10 min

After 10 min, perfectly steamed thinai idli

Using sharp spoon, remove idli from idli plates

Foxtail millet idli is ready, serve hot with chutney or sambar

Easy thinai rice idli. Its very simple, esay to make & Perfect for weight loss

Thinai arisi idly

Foxtail millet idli