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Tuesday, 22 February 2011

Sorghum Idlis….Health all the way!!!

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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.

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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.

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48 comments:

  1. Priya Sreeram22 February 2011 at 17:13

    lovely looking health pockets ! slurp

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  2. Nandita SS22 February 2011 at 17:15

    The idlies look perfect Pari. Just awesome :)

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  3. Shama Nagarajan22 February 2011 at 17:37

    looks perfect and delicious

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  4. Madhu22 February 2011 at 17:39

    Gosh, just had a muffin and how I wish it were idli with onion/tomato chutney!

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  5. Latha22 February 2011 at 18:32

    Idli looks soft and healthy.

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  6. Raji22 February 2011 at 19:17

    Idli looking so delicious.. use of sorghum in idlis is so new to me..thanks for sharing this.

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  7. harini-jaya22 February 2011 at 19:37

    I thought soaking whole sorghum and grinding it along with urad dal would also produce the same results. Don't you think?

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  8. Pari Vasisht22 February 2011 at 19:45

    Harini, soaking whole sorghum will surely yield the same result, using meal only saves time like we use Idli rava instead of rice.

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  9. ?22 February 2011 at 19:53

    This looks very soft and fluffy too!

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  10. Rachu22 February 2011 at 20:08

    Thnks for the comments.. Its a great blog out here.. nice and simple recipes...

    ammaandbaby.blogspot.com/

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  11. chef and her kitchen22 February 2011 at 20:15

    looks yummy....nice n healthy one..:)

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  12. sangeeta22 February 2011 at 21:02

    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.

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  13. Suji22 February 2011 at 21:03

    Idlis looks very very soft and fluffy..

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  14. Unknown22 February 2011 at 21:07

    whats better than healthy idlis Pari!...too good!
    Smitha
    http://smithasspicyflavors.blogspot.com/

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  15. Chitra22 February 2011 at 21:08

    Idly with tat chutney , droooling :)

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  16. Pari Vasisht22 February 2011 at 21:09

    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.

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  17. Sushma Mallya22 February 2011 at 22:06

    Its come out so spongy and nice:)

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  18. Shanavi22 February 2011 at 22:50

    Morning here, perfect timing for me..Super soft and the combo is awesome..love the chutney tooo

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  19. Harika baratam22 February 2011 at 22:51

    Perfect idlis never knew that we can make in this way.

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  20. Hamaree Rasoi22 February 2011 at 23:03

    Idlis look so tempting , fluffy and moreover sounds healthy too

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  21. Unknown22 February 2011 at 23:53

    healthy idlis and perfect for a spicy chutney

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  22. Priya Suresh23 February 2011 at 00:06

    Those idlies looks absolutely super soft and inviting..Healthy dish..

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  23. swapna23 February 2011 at 00:15

    Very healthy and yummy idlis...

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  24. Sanyukta Gour(Bayes)23 February 2011 at 00:18

    soft n healthy

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  25. aipi23 February 2011 at 01:37

    They came out so soft n fluffy! Loved this healthy version :)


    US Masala

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  26. Unknown23 February 2011 at 01:58

    What a perfect platter, looks superb and surely healthy as you rightly said.

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  27. divya23 February 2011 at 02:24

    Wow this looks awesome and delicious idlis.

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  28. Madhavi23 February 2011 at 03:26

    Awesome Idlis..yumm!!

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  29. Suman Singh23 February 2011 at 05:15

    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!

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  30. ruchikacooks23 February 2011 at 06:10

    Thanks for the wishes pari. Idlies look so nice!

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  31. Unknown23 February 2011 at 06:39

    gogg one and so healthy..

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  32. Raks23 February 2011 at 10:37

    Never tried cooking sorghum,sounds healthy!

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  33. Zareena23 February 2011 at 15:07

    Pari, first time here. You have a wonderful space. Happy to be your new follower.

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  34. Reshmi Mahesh23 February 2011 at 20:23

    They are so soft...lovely

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  35. Treat and Trick23 February 2011 at 20:41

    Such a healthy and perfect idli! Never used sorghum but now I can try them using your recipe..

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  36. Swanavalli Suresh23 February 2011 at 23:38

    Thanks for posting this wonderful idli recipie...

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  37. Swarnavalli Suresh23 February 2011 at 23:39

    Thank you for posting a differnet kind of Idli recipe..which also sound very healthy fofr diabetes..

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  38. Rachana24 February 2011 at 00:59

    The idlis have come out so soft and fluffy! Healthy and delicious.

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  39. Prema24 February 2011 at 03:52

    Soft and healthy idlis luks very nice...perfect breakfast!

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  40. NIDHYA24 February 2011 at 04:29

    Perfect soft idlies..what more could you ask for! yum yum

    Aaha Oho

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  41. Home Cooked Oriya Food24 February 2011 at 08:28

    looks yum! and very healthy! I have started noticing GI too these days - loved it for that reason!

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  42. PJ24 February 2011 at 11:20

    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 :)

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  43. Lorraine24 February 2011 at 20:04

    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:)

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  44. schmetterlingwords24 February 2011 at 21:27

    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 :-)

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  45. Unknown25 February 2011 at 00:31

    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!

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  46. Swathi25 February 2011 at 04:26

    Sorghum idly looks delicious. i have some sorghum flour in hand, i will try this.

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  47. Harika baratam25 February 2011 at 20:54

    Nice recipe. There is an award waiting 4 u in my blog pls come and grab it.

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  48. Myvegfare26 February 2011 at 03:44

    lovely idlis thanks for sharing dear

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