TOOR DHAL IDLI, DOSA AND UPMA

You can do 3 dishes with one batter. This saves you time and for 3 days you need not get confused with what to do for dinner in your busy schedule. This tastes absolutely great with spicy chutney, coconut chutney and  even sambar too. A Variation from normal idli but with lots of protein. Here are those 3 dishes you can make with single batter. 

TOOR DHAL

Ingredients :

Idli rice - 3 cups
Toor dhal - 1 1/2 cups

Urad dhal -  1 cup 

Method :

1. Soak the urad dhal separately and rice,toor dhal together for 3 hrs at least.
2. Grind the urad dhal separately to fine batter.

3. Then grind the rice and dhal not too fine slightly coarse. Mix urad dhal with this mixture add salt and mix well.
4. Ferment this overnight.

5. You can make idlis with this by pouring in the idli moulds and steam for 10 to 12 minutes. 
6. Serve with hot garlic chutney, sambar or tomato chutney.

7. For dosas you can use the same batter and pour ladle full over the hot iron skillet like normal dosas. Add tsp of oil and flip towards other side. Roast until crisp. Add tsp of ghee at the end if you are not bothering about diet. Serve with chutney. 



Note :


1. If you think the Urad dhal is not fresh or foamy while grinding.  Add 1/4 tsp of baking soda to the batter before keeping idli.




For Making Upma

Ingredients :

Batter - 2 cups
Red chillies - 4

Cummin seeds - 2 tsp
Asafoetida - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - few
Red chillies - 2 (for seasoning)

Onion - 1 chopped fine
Mustard, urad dhal - 1 tsp for seasoning Salt oil as required

Method :

1. Powder the red chillies,cumin and asafoetida very fine add to the batter let it rest for 1/2 hr.

2. Make idlies out of this batter and cool it.
3. Once cooled crumble it using your hand.
4. Now heat oil in the frying pan add the mustard, urad dhal, red chillies and curry leaves one by one.

5. Saute onion till light brown. 5. Add the crumbled idli podi add to this and slight roast it for few seconds.

6. Serve hot with raw onions.



Note :

1. Idli batter has to be fermented will to get soft idlies.
2. Depends on the quality of urad dhal you can get the fluffy idlies otherwise add pinch of soda while making idlies..myself I will not use it.
3. For dosas and upma need not add soda.
4. while making upma you can add any greens of your choice like amaranth, spring onion(green part),drumstick leaves. I have added spring onion.
5. Add the greens in the batter itself and make idlies.

GREEN CHILLI CHUTNEY
 
Ingredients :

Green chillies - 10
Garlic pods - 5 to 6  normal size
Tamarind extract - 1 1/2 tbsp

Salt as needed
Curry leaves
Mustard - 2 tsp
Sesame oil (Nallennai) - 4 tbsp


Method :

1. Grind green chillies. Add garlic , tamarind and salt grind to fine paste.

2. Check for sourness and add little more if u need it.
3. Season it with mustard and curry leaves with more oil.


Another perfect match for this idli is garlic chutney which I have posted earlier. This is great combo with this idli compared to green chilli chutney. Green chilli chutney suits for out normal dosa and idli. Clicl here to view the Garlic chutney.