Idli , Chutney and Ulli Chammanthi


Idli and Sambar

Ingredients
Raw rice 1 cup
Matta rice ½ cup

Black gram dal / uzhunnu parippu ¾ cup

Cooked rice ¼ cup
salt


Method
Soak raw rice and matta rice with balack gram dal in water for 3 or 4 hours.
Wash and make a batter of all the ingredients using enough water to make it thick.(add yeast if needed).
Keep in a container for about 12 hours to ferment.
Make idlis using the idli vessel.



Idli and Coconut Chammanthi

Coconut Chutney

Idli with Coconut Chutney and Ulli Chammanthi

Ingredients and method
Coconut grated 1 cup
Ginger ½ inch piece

Small onions 5

Curd 1 table spoon or tamarind half goose berry size

Green chilly 2

water 1/2 cup or according to thickness
Salt

Curry leaves few

For seasoning
Coconut oil

Red chillies
Mustard
Curry leaves

Grind everything together. Season with the above.

Ulli Chammanthi


Ingredients
Small onions 7

Tamarind 1 gooseberry size

Red chillies 4 (according to taste or red chilli powder 2 tsp)

Salt

Coconut oil

curry leaves optional


Method
Peel small onions, wash them.
Heat little oil.
Sauté small onions for few moments till it turn color and then sauté red chillies.
Take them out from oil, grind with tamarind and salt.
You can make them without sautéing also.
For that just grind all the ingredients as raw and add coconut oil in the end.


related recipes,
Sambar
Coconut chammanthi

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18 Messages from friends:

  1. TBC Says:

    I am not too crazy about idlis but I love your ulli chammanthi. It is very similar to the one my mom makes :-)

  2. Rajitha Says:

    there was a time i hated idlies.. but now being away from home, i love these guys.. i do not know how this change came about!
    the coconut chutney recipe is different from what i make, looks delicious...must try this out

  3. bhags Says:

    my husband is crazy about idlis, he cant stop eating them......nice recipe

  4. Madhu Says:

    Hi,
    Idly chutney and sambar always comforting...good looking idlies white and soft....

  5. Jeena Says:

    This chutney sounds good how do you make your tamarind paste seens please?

  6. Happy cook Says:

    I like idlis. Ulli chammanthi looks good. I likr the combination with sambhar mmmmm....... just to pour the sambar over your delicious looking idlis yummy....

  7. Asha Says:

    Seena, the minute I saw Idly sambar,I was thinking to ask you to send it to RCI K until I read Chammanthi!:D
    All three looks great.Chammanthi is new for us, will try next week.

  8. Tee Says:

    idli , chutney, sambar, my favorite! I am always ready to have some...all 3 dishes of yours look very inviting! :)

  9. Prajusha Says:

    idli and sambhar is one of my favourite breakfast.
    wonderful pics and color of ulli chammanthu looks nice.

  10. ushaprashanth Says:

    Hi seena!
    No other breakfast will beat idli-sambar combo!! that's a good recipe!

  11. Sukanya Ramkumar Says:

    hi...
    This is my all time fav....Looks YUM!.....It has turned out great...

  12. Jeena Says:

    Hi Seena I have tagged you for a meme check out my blog for more.. :D

  13. Seena Says:

    Tbc,
    thanks, happy to hear ullichammanthi resembles the way your mother makes..

    Rajitha,
    welcome!
    Me also like that, when we are away from our mom we wish to get what she cooks, isn't it..thanks for visitng here..

    Bhagyam,
    So you are lucky, you can make idlis seven days..mmmm? here no way..

    Madhu,
    welcome!
    Definitely it is very comforting..thanks for visiting here..

    Jeena,
    will post the recipe of tamarind paste soon, about meme, will post it too, now here school opens after vacation , so little busy..

    Happy cook, once you try making idlis with chutney,sambar and ullichammanthi, sure you will be happy..

    Asha,
    I love to send a recipe for RCIK event, but don't know much your cuisine, now learning, next time will send one...

    Tee,
    thanks, next make ullichammanthi also..will add taste to your bf..

    thanks praju,
    I love to see your version also..

    Correct Usha, I love them as Bf,lunch and dinner..

    Thanks Sukanya,
    my favourite too..

  14. Pravs Says:

    So yoummy the idli and chutnies look...will try out the chutnies soon when i make idli.

  15. Meera's Blog Says:

    yummmmmmmmm:)whats matta rice?

  16. Seena Says:

    thanks Prave,

    Meera, glad to see you back..
    matta rice is the parboiled rice..that red one, we say palakkadan matta..not basmati..

  17. Meera's Blog Says:

    thanks seena:)

  18. Shella Says:

    I adore ulli chamanthi, this seems a new version & I love the colour. Was planning to make idli, sambar & chutney tomorrow for b/fast, will add this to the Menu too.

    Thanks.