Recipe: Perfect Green Moong daal and Rice idlis

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Recipe: Perfect Green Moong daal and Rice idlis Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Green Moong daal and Rice idlis. This Moong Dal Idli is a no-rice, Protein-rich Idli variety. Out of all lentils Moong Dal is rich in protein and is very healthy for even babies. Dal is soaked, ground to thick batter and enhanced with tempering, veggies and eno salt.

This idli is a favourite of my dad and a favourite of mine too.

This idlis are less in carbs then compared to the normal Idli.

This Split Green Moong Dal Idli are rich in protein and dietary fibre.

You can have Green Moong daal and Rice idlis using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Green Moong daal and Rice idlis

  1. You need of moong daal (Split, moong chilka).

  2. Prepare of rice.

  3. You need of grated carrot.

  4. It’s of small piece grated ginger.

  5. You need of Salt.

  6. You need of Oil for greasing moulds.

  7. You need of eno.

Loaded with essential vitamins and is vegan and gluten free.

The idli's come out very soft.

Rice Moong Dal Idli is a healthier variant of the most popular South Indian breakfast delicacy idli sambar.

The rice moong dal preparation is easy and adds a bit of a twist to the regular idli dish.

Green Moong daal and Rice idlis step by step

  1. Wash and soak 1/2 cup of moong dal and 1/2 cup of rice for atleast 7 hours..

  2. Drain them and grind in a mixer using little water for idli batter consistency.

  3. Pour batter in a bowl and add to it 1 grated carrot, 1 small piece grated ginger, salt to taste..

  4. Just before steaming, add 1teaspoon of eno fruit salt and mix gently..

  5. Put one teaspoon of batter in greased moulds and steam in a cooker for 10 mins..

  6. Check whether the idlis are cooked with the help of a knife. If it runs clear, switch off the gas..

  7. Take out the idlis and serve immediately..

Moong Dal is rich in vitamins A, B, C, and E and is a good option for those who wish to lose weight, due to its low fat and high fibre content.

The basic idli is made with rice and udad dal.

But, idlis can be made more interesting and healthy by replacing rice and udad dal with different ingredients like semolina, finger millets, green gram etc.

Today I made idlis using whole moong and udad dal.

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