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Aromatic Kovil Idli

Team AckoFeb 8, 2024

Offer your kid this traditional idli which is offered to the God Varadharaja Perumal at Kancheepuram. The star ingredients – the spices makes the idlies aromatic and tasty. It has a source of sodium, potassium along with carbs and proteins.

Contents

Ingredients to make Aromatic Kovil Idli:

½ cup idli par boiled rice, ½ cup raw rice, ½ cup urad dal (whole), salt as per taste For the seasoning: 2 tbsp. ghee, ½ tsp. mustard seeds, 1 tsp. urad dal, 1 tsp. Bengal gram/channa dal, 1½ tsp. whole black pepper, 1 ½ tsp. cumin seeds/jeera, 1 tsp. dry ginger powder, ½ tsp. hing/asafoetida, 10 split cashew nuts, 2 sprigs chopped curry leaves

Steps to make Aromatic Kovil Idli.

1. Wash and soak the raw rice, parboiled rice, urad dal for 5-6 hours.

2. Drain the water and grind the mixture to a slightly coarse paste. Note: It should not be smooth. Do not add too much water while grinding. Transfer it to container and add salt and mix well, close the lid and keep it aside to ferment for 8-10 hours.

3. Heat ghee in a pan and add in the crushed cumin and pepper mixture and curry leaves. Once the curry leaves are crisp, switch off the flame. Add in the dry ginger powder and asafoetida. Toss well and add it to the batter.

4. Pour the batter in the wide steel plates and steam cook them for half an hour until the idli is cooked.

5. Insert a toothpick to check whether they are cooked.

6. Remove and rest it for 2-3 minutes and with a wet knife, cut the idli to square or diamond shapes.

Serve this yummy, Aromatic Kovil Idli to your kid with coriander chutney.

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