Prep Time: 13 Hours

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 6-8 Servings

Ingredients

For Masala Idli

• 1 cup urad dal, washed
• 1 cup moong dal, washed
• ¼ cup of shredded carrots
• 2 tbsp of chopped fresh coriander leaves
• ½ tsp ginger & green chilli paste
• ½ tsp of fenugreek seed
• sea salt to taste

for Spicy Dahi

• 2 cupsvegan yoghurt
• 2 cups of water
• 1 tsp mustard seed
• 3 to 4 whole dry round red chillies
• ¼ tsp asafoetida (hing)
• 8–10 curry leaves
• ½ green chilli sliced in 2 longitudinally with the seeds removed
• ½ tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp crushed ginger
• 1 tbsp date paste
• ½ tsp of roasted jeera (cumin) powder

Method

For Masala Idli

• Soak urad and moong dal separately for 2 hours (It is better to use half and half the first time till you get a feel for it).
• Grind the soaked urad and moong dal in the blender till you get a slightly coarse (but almost smooth) paste.
• Pour into a large bowl and add fenugreek seeds.
• Allow this mixture to ferment for 8-12 hours depending on the room temperature. In summer days 8 hours is sufficient, but on cooler days it takes longer. You can smell it to tell whether it is ready or not. It should have a slightly sour, fermented smell.
• Add water so that it is of the consistency of dosa batter (somewhat similar to pancake batter).
• Add carrots, chopped fresh coriander, ginger-green chilli paste and sea salt.
• Steam in an idli steamer and serve hot with cold spicy dahi

For Spicy Dahi

• Mix vegan curd with water well, preferably with a hand blender, to make a liquid consistency.
• Heat a pot on medium flame and add mustard seeds and, when they begin to sputter, add asafoetida, curry leaves, red & green chillies.
• Within seconds, as soon as the leaves and chillies are slightly cooked turn down the flame and add to the curd liquid.
• Add sea salt, crushed ginger, roasted jeera powder, date paste and mix well.
• Refrigerate and serve cold over hot idlis.

Serve with sweet date & tamarind chutney

To know more, please visithttps://sharan-india.org/healthy-recipes/

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