Easiest Way to Quick Perfect Millet idli

Mario Chapman
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Easiest Way to Quick Perfect Millet idli Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Millet idli. Foxtail Millet Idli Recipe is a healthier version of the idli, this recipe is made only with foxtail millets and urad dal. Millets are called as a group of highly variable small seeded grasses. They are cultivated in different forms and as the end product you will get them as a grains.

The Proso Millet Idli is super soft and delicious and contains No Rice.

Yes, you heard it right - this is a No Rice Idli Recipe.

This recipe also doesn't call for poha or flattened rice, cooked rice either.

You can have Millet idli using 6 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Millet idli

  1. You need 1 cup of Millet /Bajra flour.

  2. Prepare 1 cup of Idli Rice.

  3. You need 1/2 cup of Urad Dal.

  4. Prepare 1 tbsp of Salt.

  5. Prepare 1/4 tsp of Soda.

  6. You need 1/2 tsp of Black pepper grounded.

Add some water to the fermented millet idli batter if required, mix well.

Fill the idli mould with the prepared idli batter.

Samai idli is a healthier alternative to the regular rice based idli recipes.

Samai is known as Little millet in English, Samo chawal in Gujarati and Kutki in Hindi.

Millet idli instructions

  1. Soak idli rice for 5 hours. Udad Dal for 2 hours..

  2. In a mixer grind urad Dal to a fine batter, to this add rice and grind it. Add water if required or grinding is difficult..

  3. Take the batter in a bowl and add millet atta and mix well. Now add salt, black pepper, soda. Mix it well..

  4. If required add water make sure lumps are not formed. Batter should not be very thick or too much runny..

  5. Allow it to ferment for 8 Hours in a warm place..

  6. Grease the cups of the Idli maker. Pour the batter into each cup. Steam for 18 - 20 mins..

  7. Remove the idlis when slightly cool and serve with Sambar..

This is basically a millet and can be used as a substitute in many variety rice recipes or used in place of rice in idli, dosa recipes.

This time round it was a millet idli batter.

All getting me some very perfect idlies.

So idlies are these soft and comforting steamed rice and lentil sourdough buns.

Traditionally, made with rice and lentils but there are plenty of variations.