I absolutely love Idli and sambar and it's one of the most popular southern Indian breakfast which I am sure is classic favourite Indian breakfast item in most of our household and there are many versions of idli my mom used to prepare and today I am sharing one of them that is horse gram idli which was my childhood favourite and my mom used to serve this with spicy coconut chutney which I used to relish ..Yum . It's such a healthy recipe and not to forget all health benefits of horsegram like a good immune booster, perfect for weight loss , good source of Iron and when you mix ground horsegram to idli batter it becomes very soft , so here is one healthy , perfect recipe of Kulitha idli Ingredients 1/2 cup split white urad dal (black gram dal) 1/4 heaped cup Horse gram /kulithu 1 cup Raw Rice ( Sona Masoori / Basmathi Rice) salt to taste Method
Soak urad dal , horse gram , Rice separately in 3 different vessels for around 7-8 hrs
Grind Soaked rice to a smooth batter draining all water to a semi thick paste and keep aside.
Drain all the water from urad dal , transfer this in a mixer grinder and grind to a smooth fluffy paste, remove it in a mixing bowl.
Now grind the horse gram adding little water to a smooth paste and mix in well along with a urad dal batter, Then add in Rice and salt and mix well to make the consistency of free flowing fully batter.
Now Allow this to ferment well overnight .
Next morning prepare the idli steamer ready grease idli mould with little ghee/ coconut oil and steam for about 15 -20 mins until done .Here I have steamed in a round idli tatte / or mould and you can make out from picture how spongy it's turned out to be .
Serve with chutney pudi / molgapodi or spicy coconut chutney of your choice :)
I have tried so many versions of Banana cake this is most healthy , spongy and one of the best Cafe style Banana cake which I found the personally loved it , it's eggfree , hassle free and with just 2-3 tbsp sugar makes one of the best gorgeous, healthy sponge cake you will absolutely love . Thanks to Rinku khanna for sharing such a classic recipe , with a beautiful hint of cinnamon which makes bake absolutely Fab nevertheless this is become one of my favourite recipes. Actual recipe calls for 3/4 cup sugar but i have just used 1/4 cup sugar ( please feel free to alter this as per your taste buds, I have personally tried this recipe many times and loved it every time I have baked , without much delay here is the recipe . Please don't forget to drop in your feedback , would love to read them in my space below ;D Ingredients 1 heaped cup Whole wheat flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda salt a pinch 2 medium sized over ripened Banana (grated) 3 tbsp Sugar (original recipe calls for 3/4cup* ) (Alter as per your taste buds) 1/4 cup refined oil 1/2 cup milk 1 tsp Cinnamon powder 1 tsp vanilla essence 1/4 cup Chopped walnuts/Pecans 1/4 cup raisins 2 tbsp white or choco chips (opt) Method
Sieve flour with baking powder and baking soda, cinnamon powder around 2- 3 times and keep aside.
In a mixing bowl add in grated banana, sugar, oil , vanilla essence and mix everthing well till well incorporated.
Now mix in milk and gently fold in the flour making sure it's mixed well.
Mix in walnuts, raisins and mix well.
Grease the cake tin of your choice I have used square here , pour the cake batter and tap in gently .
Garnish with chopped walnuts .
Preheat the oven to 180'c for 5 mins and bake for about 40-45 mins till done.
once done , keep aside until it has cooled completely before slicing it .
