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Writer's pictureNandini R Kini

Thatte Idli With Shallots Sambar

Thatte idli is very soft n spongy idli that is very popular in Karnataka. In Kannada Thatte means plate...So if you dont have thatte idli stand then steam it in any deep round steel plates. Enjoy these idlis with sambar or coconut chutney.





Ingredients


1 cup whole urad dal

3 cups idli rice

1 cup cooked rice

1 cup poha(beaten rice)

Salt to taste


For the sambar:

1cup boiled toor dal

1/2 cup shallots/ sambar onion

1 chopped tomato

1 cubed potato

3 tsp sambar pdr

Salt to taste

Chopped coriander leaves


For the tempering:

2 tsp oil

1 tsp mustard

curry leaves

1/2 tsp asafoetida powder



Procedure

  • To make idli soak urad dal and rice separately in water for 5-6 hrs

  • Grind dal into a fine paste, in a grinder

  • Grind rice in the mixer with poha and cooked rice (keep it lil coarse)

  • Mix both the batters and keep overnight for fermentation

  • Next day morning add salt to taste and steam the idlis in thatte idli moulds for 15-20 mins

  • Serve hot with sambar or chutney.

  • To make sambar peel the onions and saute in 2 tsp oil with a little salt, till it is cooked and becomes light brown

  • Cook the tomato, potato in cooker with dal for 2 whistles

  • Transfer it to a vessel, add onions, salt and water to adjust the consistency

  • Add sambar powder and make it boil

  • Add the tempering with the mentioned ingredients, garnish with the chopped coriander leaves.

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deepoobhat
Jun 30, 2023

Always my go to blog for anything I cook ..am ever grateful to you and your

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