Recipe: Eating on a Dime Moong dal idli

Recipe: Eating on a Dime Moong dal idli Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Moong dal idli. moong dal ki idli with step by step photo and video recipe. idli recipes are very common across india and are made with different ingredients. generally, it is made with the combination of rice and urad dal which makes a soft and moist white idli. but then there are other variations like moong dal idli recipe which can be an ideal alternative for the. 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.

Most people try making idlis at home but sometimes it fails.

The result is hard idilis which do not fluff up.

This could be because the batter does not ferment properly or the proportions of the ingredients are wrong.  You cannot go wrong with Moong Dal Idli because the proportion is equal parts of rice and equal part of moong dal with a.

You can cook Moong dal idli using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Moong dal idli

1. You need of For idli batter.

2. Prepare of yellow moong daal.

3. It’s of rice.

4. Prepare of green chilli.

5. It’s of garlic cloves.

6. You need of oil.

7. Prepare of Salt.

8. You need of Red chilli powder optional.

9. You need of Turmeric powder.

This video shows how to make a healthy high protein idli using Moong dal and urad dal.

This does not need any rice.

The accompaniment for this is a "No Dal".

Sometimes I make the rava idli and on days when we are in the mood to eat sanna (Mangalorean/Goan idlies made with batter fermented with yeast) I make those or on rare occasions its the ragi idli that makes its appearance.

Moong dal idli instructions

1. Soak moong daal for 3-4 hrs.

2. Grind moong dal, green chilli and garlic together make a batter of poring consistency not too thin not thick.

3. Now add salt oil and turmeric powder to the batter mix it very well until it becomes fluffy.

4. Till then heat and grese the idli cooker at last add 1n half tbsp of fruit salt to the batter mix it well.

5. Pour it into idli cooker steam for 15 min..

6. Then make a tadka add oil to the pan green chilli, seasame seeds, rai, curry leaves lets crackl them add idli.

7. Serve with any kind of chutney or tomato sauce.

Now the moong dal idlies are added to my idli repertoire!

I got this recipe from Sanjeev Kapoor's book on Healthy Tiffins.

How to make Sprouted Moong Dal Idli.

To make Moong Sprouts - Refer this sprouts post for more detailed step by step post.

Wash and soak the moong dal overnight.