Indian, Lunch, Dinner and Entrees

Corn and wheat grits – idli

VEGAN, VEGETARIAN, NUT-FREE Idli is the most common breakfast in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a steamed ‘cake’ made with a fermented batter of rice and lentils. Today’s recipe is a variation and it is made with something that is very commonly available locally in US - corn grits and wheat… Continue reading Corn and wheat grits – idli

Indian, Lunch, Dinner and Entrees

Poha Idli – steamed beaten rice cakes

Idlis are versatile offerings which are steamed and don’t need ‘babysitting’ in the kitchen. Make the batter, pour them in idli moulds and they do their job 🙂 I have posted Oats idli before and it is a nutritious and tasty idli made with ingredients which are staple at home. Today’s variation is idlis made with… Continue reading Poha Idli – steamed beaten rice cakes

Breakfast

Oats and Broken Wheat idli

Jump to recipe Idlis are steamed rice cakes which is prepared with fermented batter and a healthy staple in South India. Traditional idli calls for grinding parboiled rice and urad dhall and the batter is fermented overnight. Recently the simple idli has been taking many different ‘avataars’. One such experiment has been with Oats. Oats… Continue reading Oats and Broken Wheat idli