Hi!
Idli or rice pancakes are a common item in all South Indian homes. Idli is considered a very healthy breakfast, light to eat and easy to digest. The only problem that I believe is that since it uses rice in it’s preparation it has high glycemic index.
Sorghum is a grain with low glycemic index and is perfect for diabetics and everyone who is conscious about their health. This particular Idli recipe was shared by S’s aunt Leela, who is an excellent physics teacher and still tutors at the age of 70. She makes this Idli regularly at her place and recommends this highly. She was so sweet to provide me with a batch of sorghum meal to try this preparation.
I was curious and at the same time a little apprehensive to try this out. My all apprehensions vanished after the first batch was ready. This preparation is surely a keeper and tastes perfect with a spicy chutney. The Idlis are soft when eaten immediately and do harden a little on cooling, so if you are not planning to eat it immediately then before eating, sprinkle some water on them and microwave for a minute and they are soft again.
Ingredients
3 katori sorghum/ jowar meal
1 katori white lentil/ urad dal
1 tsp. fenugreek/ methi seeds
Method
Soak white lentil and fenugreek seeds in water for about 2-3 hours. Also, sprinkle water on the sorghum meal to make it a little damp.
Grind the dal and seeds to a fine paste and also run the meal once in the grinder. Mix both and let it ferment overnight or for 7-8 hrs.
To the fermented dough add salt to taste and a little water to make the Idli batter. One can read more about the Idli batter procedure here.
Make Idli’s in the usual fashion and serve the Idli with a spicy onion-tomato chutney.
48 comments:
lovely looking health pockets ! slurp
The idlies look perfect Pari. Just awesome :)
looks perfect and delicious
Gosh, just had a muffin and how I wish it were idli with onion/tomato chutney!
Idli looks soft and healthy.
Idli looking so delicious.. use of sorghum in idlis is so new to me..thanks for sharing this.
I thought soaking whole sorghum and grinding it along with urad dal would also produce the same results. Don't you think?
Harini, soaking whole sorghum will surely yield the same result, using meal only saves time like we use Idli rava instead of rice.
This looks very soft and fluffy too!
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looks yummy....nice n healthy one..:)
I am making a lot of these millet dosas and idlies these days ...and after the chennai trip i have started making at least 2 chutneys with them :)
Loved it... mine look a bit darker in color.
Idlis looks very very soft and fluffy..
whats better than healthy idlis Pari!...too good!
Smitha
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Idly with tat chutney , droooling :)
Sangeeta, I have been making the millet dosa for ages now and I find them very healthy. Chennai restaurants offer a good variety of chutneys and too good to, was wondering why urs are dark in colour as sorghum is a light coloured grain.
Its come out so spongy and nice:)
Morning here, perfect timing for me..Super soft and the combo is awesome..love the chutney tooo
Perfect idlis never knew that we can make in this way.
Idlis look so tempting , fluffy and moreover sounds healthy too
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
healthy idlis and perfect for a spicy chutney
Those idlies looks absolutely super soft and inviting..Healthy dish..
Very healthy and yummy idlis...
soft n healthy
They came out so soft n fluffy! Loved this healthy version :)
US Masala
What a perfect platter, looks superb and surely healthy as you rightly said.
Wow this looks awesome and delicious idlis.
Awesome Idlis..yumm!!
healthy and delicious Idlis..love the ingredients you have used..never knew you can make idlis with this grains too...great recipe..thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the wishes pari. Idlies look so nice!
gogg one and so healthy..
Never tried cooking sorghum,sounds healthy!
Pari, first time here. You have a wonderful space. Happy to be your new follower.
They are so soft...lovely
Such a healthy and perfect idli! Never used sorghum but now I can try them using your recipe..
Thanks for posting this wonderful idli recipie...
Thank you for posting a differnet kind of Idli recipe..which also sound very healthy fofr diabetes..
The idlis have come out so soft and fluffy! Healthy and delicious.
Soft and healthy idlis luks very nice...perfect breakfast!
Perfect soft idlies..what more could you ask for! yum yum
Aaha Oho
looks yum! and very healthy! I have started noticing GI too these days - loved it for that reason!
idlis look so tempting and even more amazing, how can your she continue to teach at age 70, just amazing! I wish i had half the energy at that age :)
I have never tried idlis. Yours look so delicious and healthy. I love that there are lentils in there. When I get the courage, I will definitely make yours. Thanks for sharing them:)
Hallo Pari, thank you for your encouraging words... Keep visiting my space.. These idlis are wonderful, just dont know if I cud get Jowar here... Glad to follow u too :-)
Oh my! Are those healthy and delicious or what! Lovely post- Also stopped by to say that you have a couple of things waiting on my blog - please stop by and collect - congrats dear!
Sorghum idly looks delicious. i have some sorghum flour in hand, i will try this.
Nice recipe. There is an award waiting 4 u in my blog pls come and grab it.
lovely idlis thanks for sharing dear
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