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Indian Cooking Recipe : How to Make Kanchipuram Idli

Ingredients for the Recipe

• 1 cup urad dal
• 1 cup raw rice
• 1 tbsp chana dal
• ¾ cup sour curds
• 8 cashewnuts
• 4 green chillies, chopped
• ½ grated coconut
• 1 tsp grated ginger
• ½ tbsp pepper powder
• 3 to 4 curry leaves
• 2 tbsp ghee
• salt to taste
• oil for greasing

Recipe (How to Make):

1. Wash and soak the urad dal and rice together for 4 hours.
2. Soak the chana dal separately.
3. Grind the urad dal and rice to a coarse paste by adding enough water.
4. Keep it to ferment in a warm place for 6 to 8 hours.
5. Put the curds, cashewnuts, green chillies, coconut, ginger, pepper powder, curry leaves, ghee, salt and the soaked chana dal and stir well.
6. Spoon the batter into greased idli moulds and steam for at least 10 to 12 minutes.
7. Repeat the same procedure for the remaining batter.