Recipe: Appetizing Mallige Idli

Recipe: Appetizing Mallige Idli Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Mallige Idli. the recipe for mallige idli recipe is extremely simple with basic ingredients, yet some tips to make it perfect. firstly, i have used thick poha and soaked it with urad dal as poha makes the idli soft and fluffy. alternatively, you can also use thin poha or puffed rice which does not require soaking and can be added directly to grounding. secondly, i have used idli rice for this recipe and it is heavily recommended for this recipe. you can also use sona masuri but use it only if you do not. It is called so, as it is very soft and white in color just like jasmine flowers. These idlis are fluffy and very light than the regular idlis.

Mallige Idli is a Karnataka specialty which literally translates to Jasmine Idlis.

The idlis are exceptionally softer, whiter in color and puffier than the regular idlis which is the reason behind this name.

In Tamil Nadu this is popular as Kushboo Idlis, named after the actress Kushboo.

You can cook Mallige Idli using 6 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Mallige Idli

1. It’s 1 cup of urad dal.

2. You need 1 cup of flattened rice thick.

3. Prepare 2 cup of idli rice.

4. Prepare as required of water for soaking.

5. It’s 1 tsp of salt.

6. You need as required of oil for greasing.

There are so many fans of this idli just like the actress.

Unlike normal idli, today's post is about mallige idli which has different set of ingredients all together.

Along with black gram lentils, it has sago and rice flakes for that extra soft-ness.

The other factors like fermentation and batter consistency holds good for this one too.

Mallige Idli step by step

1. In a large bowl take 1 cup urad dal and 1 cup poha. soak for 4-5 hours in enough water..

2. Soak 2 cup idli rice separately for 5 hours..

3. Now blend both to a smooth batter and mix well.

4. Rice mix can be little coarse paste too. Keep the batter in a warm place to ferment for 8-10 hours.

5. Add 1 tsp salt to the batter and mix gently..

6. Prepare the steamer and grease the idli plate with oil. Scoop the batter into idli plate greased with oil..

7. Place in steamer and steam for 12 minutes on medium flame or till a toothpick inserted comes out clean..

8. Soft mallige idli will be ready to be served along with chutney and sambhar..

Grease the idli plates with oil or ghee.

Beat the fermented batter with the ladle and pour it on the greased idli plates.

Enjoy the hot mallige idlis with sambar or chutney!

Among many varieties of idli,"mallige idli" is one of the most commonly and frequently prepared idli in Karnataka.

Mallige is a kannada word meaning jasmine flower.