Red Rice Idlies

This is my favorite new-found recipe that my kids love. I figured this recipe after experimenting different measures. I always use Desika Foods products because they are naturally grown, no mechanical processing or hybrid seeds.

Desika Products:

Red Rice, Chana Dal, Toor Dal, Idli Rice

BENEFITS OF RED RICE:

• Promotes weight loss and improves skin

RECIPE FOR RED RICE IDLIES

Ingredients:

Makes 20-25 idlies

Red Rice - 2 cups

Idli Rice - 2 cups

Urad Dal - 1.5 cups

Channa Dal - 1 fistful

Toor Dal - 1 fistful

Methi seeds - 1 teaspoon

Instructions:

1. Mix the Red & Idli Rice together in a big bowl and soak it in water for 8 hrs / overnight

2. Mix the Urad, Channa, Toor dal and soak it together in water for 8 hrs/ overnight

3. In a mixie / vitamix dry jar add few ice cubes first and then add few layers of dal and grind it to a smooth paste. Add ice cold water if needed

4. Remove the ground dal and keep it aside and now add the rice, needed ice cubes and grind it to a coarse consistency

5. Mix the dal and the rice batter together and ferment it 8 hours or overnight

6. When fermented, grease the idli plates & steam cook the ildies for 10 to 12 mins

7. Soft Red Rice Idlies are ready

Tips & Tricks:

• I usually coarsely grind the urad & other dals and transfer it to food processor to do the reminder of the grinding for dal

• Use generous amount of ice cubes instead of water, I add ice cubes first and few ladles of dal and ice cube until contents reach to max of a mixie jar, this avoids the heat generated from the motor

• If using grinder use 1 cup urad dal instead of 1.5 cups

• Last but not least, I store my batter container overnight in the conventional oven without turning it on. Just turn the oven light on for easy fermentation.