The Ultimate Guide to Making Soft and Fluffy Idli

Ingredients

• 1 cup regular rice + 1 cup parboiled rice or 2 cups idli rice or 2 cups parboiled rice
• ½ cup whole or split urad dal – 120 grams whole or split urad dal (husked black gram)
• ¼ cup thick poha – 20 grams (flattened rice)
• ¼ teaspoon fenugreek seeds (methi seeds)
• 2 cups water – for soaking rice
• 1 cup water – for soaking urad dal
• ½ cup water – for grinding urad dal or add as required
• ¾ to 1 cup water – for grinding rice or add as required
• 1 teaspoon rock salt (edible and food grade) or sea salt
• ▢1 teaspoon rock salt (edible and food grade) or sea salt ▢
• ▢2 to 2.5 cups water – for steaming idli
• 2 cups finely chopped tomatoes (or canned tomatoes)
• ½ cup finely chopped capsicum (green bell pepper)
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder
• 2 to 3 tablespoons Pav Bhaji Masala Powder (adjust to taste)
• Salt (to taste)
• 1 to 2 tablespoons butter (for frying)
• 1 teaspoon Pav Bhaji Masala (optional)
• Finely chopped onions
• Coriander leaves
• Lemon wedges

Nutritional Information

• Fat: 14g

• Saturated Fat: 6g

• Trans Fat: 1g

• Cholesterol: 18mg

• Sodium: 896mg

• Potassium: 1166mg

• Carbohydrates: 88g

• Fiber: 13g

• Sugar: 10g

• Protein: 16g

• Vitamin A: 

• Vitamin B1 (Thiamine): 5459IU

• Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin): 1mg

• Vitamin B3 (Niacin): 1mg

• Vitamin B6 1: 7mg

• Vitamin B12: 1mg

• Vitamin C: 84mg

• Vitamin D: 1µg

• Vitamin E: 1mg

• Vitamin K: 28µg

• Calcium: 255mg

• Vitamin B9 (Folate): 141µg

• Iron: 6mg

• Magnesium: 102mg

• Phosphorus: 270mg

• Zinc: 2mg