Ingredients

The following ingredients have 2 Servings
  • Fresh rice flour - 1 cup
  • Water - 1.5 cup
  • Oil – 2 tbsp
  • Salt - 1/2 tsp (or as required)
  • For Tempering
  • Oil - 2 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Urid dal - 1 tsp
  • Idli Milagai Podi - 1.5 tsp or Red Chili Powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Curry leaves - few
  • Dry red chilli - 1 (broken)
  • Asafetida powder - 1/4 tsp

Instruction

  • Take the rice flour, salt and oil in a bowl. Mix water which is at room temperature and stir it to form a batter without any lumps.  
  • Pour this mix in a kadai and heat on low flame stirring continuously till you get a soft rice ball. 
  • Allow this to cool down a bit and then knead with your palm. Apply some oil to avoid stickiness.
  • Pinch out marble sized balls and roll it between your palm to make it smooth.  
  • Take these balls on a idli plate and stteam for 5-7 minutes. 
  • Heat oil in a kadai, pop mustard seeds and urid dal. Add the curry leaves, broken red chilli and asafetida powder.
  • Next add the steamed rice balls in it. Also add the idli podi. Add some red chili powder if you like it more spicy.
  • Sauté for couple of minutes and switch off.