Barley, Black Urad Dal Idli

Idli is a traditional breakfast in south Indian households. As per wiki, idli is a savory cake of South Indian origin that is popular throughout India. These cakes are usually two to three inches in diameter and are made by steaming a batter consisting of fermented black lentils (de-husked) and rice. The fermentation process breaks down the starches so that they are more readily metabolized by the body.For a change i tried this famous south Indian breakfast with healthy ingredients in it.Yes i tried the whole black urad dal instead of the usual de-husked urad dal. This combination works absolutely fabulous and idlis came out simply awesome.

Am running my third week of blogging marathon with Nasta time as this week's theme, obviously my other posts will be some easy dishes you can simply dish out for your nasta. Nasta means the breakfast or snack which is a typical colloquial word.This healthy idli makes an excellent breakfast with interesting ingredients in it. May be the colour of this idli will be bit dull but tastewise you dont find any difference from usual idlis.Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM#48.

1cup Pearl barley

1cup Idli rice

1/2cup Whole urad dal

1/2tsp Fenugreek seeds

Salt

Wash and soak the pearl barley,idli rice and urad dal with fenugreek seeds separately for 4-5 hours.

Grind as a bit coarse paste, add enough salt and keep overnite for fermentation.

Next day give a stir and pour enough fermented idly batter to the greased idly plates and steam cook them in idly cooker for 10-15minutes..

Serve this spongy idlis with spicy chutneys.