Samai Idli | Little Millet Idli-How to make step by step photos & Video

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu, south india | Preparation Time: 15 minutes | Soaking & Fermentation Time: 5 to 7 hours | Cooking Time:10 minutes | To Serve: 3 | Type : Breakfast, dinner | Take with : Chutney, sambhar, kurma

Ingredients

• Samai arisi [Little millet]– 2 cups
• Urad dal – 1/2 cup
• Fenugreek seeds– 1 tbsp
• Sea salt or Salt to taste
• Water as needed

Method

• Wash and Soak samai arisi, urad dal with fenugreek separately for 5 hours.
• Drain water then put soaked samai rice, urad dal & fenugreek in a grinder grind to smooth batter
• Transfer batter int to a bowl mix well, add sea salt & leave the batter for fermentation [approximately. 8 hours, fermentation hours differs from region to region & weather conditions].
• Grease idly plates with gingelly oil. Pour idly batter. Then steam it for 10 min.
  Serve hot with coconut chutney and Sambar.

How to make Samai idli video

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Samai idli ingredients

Wash & Soak samai rice, urad & Fenugreek for 5 hours

Put urad dal in a grinder finely grind

Urad dal batter is ready

Add soaked samai rice, finely grind

Batter is ready

Transfer batter

Add sea salt

Mix well, leave it for fermentation[Apr 8 hours]

Fermented batter is ready, mix well

Pour batter

Steam it for 10 min

After 10 min,

Samai idli ready

Samak rice idli ready, serrve hot with chutney

Little millet idli