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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Dum Idli


Ingredients
Idly rice-2cups
Toor dal( split pigeon peas)-1/2cup
Bengal gram dal( split chick peas)-1/2cup
Urad dal( black gram lentils)-2tbsp
Curd/ Yogurt-1/2cup
Green chilly( broken)-3
Ginger minced-1"
Coconut shredded-1/2cup

For tempering
Mustard seeds-1tsp
Asafetida- pinch

Method
Wash and soak the dals and rice together for 2 hours. Grind them into coarse paste. In a large bowl add the curd and 1/2 cup of water and dilute into thin consistency. To the curd mixture add salt, green chilly, coconut and minced ginger. Heat 2tsp of oil in a small tadka pan, add the tempering ingredients. When the mustard crackles, add the hot tempering to the curd mixture. Now mix in the ground dals and rice paste to the curd mixture( the consistency of the dum idly batter should be thicker than the dosa batter). 

There are three ways to cook Dum Idly.

1.My granny's method of preparation is putting Idly batter on dum which is authentic and requires little effort.

All we need is a large aluminium vessel with a flat lid. Next place the aluminium vessel on a burning charcoal. Heat generous oil in the vessel( since the entire batter is poured and cooked in the vessel). When the oil is hot, pour the entire batter into the vessel. Cover tightly with the lid and place some burning charcoal on the top of the lid. In this method the idly batter cooks both from the bottom and top. We need to cook idly for at least 45 mins to an hour. Once the Idly is cooked, make a slice from the Dum idly and serve. The dum idly will be crispy on the top and bottom and soft inside.

2.My Mom's way of preparing Dum Idly, is in kadai/ pan which is easy and tasty.

Heat about 4tbsp of oil in a medium sized kadai, when hot pour about 4 to 5 ladles of batter into the kadai. Cover the kadai with a lid and cook the idly batter on both sides until golden brown and crisp. Make a slices and serve hot

3.And my way of preparation is baking method which is more healthier.

Pre-heat oven to 400°f. Grease a oven proof pan with required oil, pour in the required idly batter. Place the pan in the oven and bake for about 15 to 20 mins. Depending on the amount of batter poured. When done, make slices and serve hot.

Here i had prepared Dum Idly following my mom's way which is my family's favorite. Serve Dum Idly with Idly chilly powder or chutney of your choice.

37 comments:

Perspectivemedley said...

Hi Dear... The dish is so so tempting!.. it looks perfect and wish i could grab a couple of idly's from the pic :)...

Hayley said...

Wow...tempting dum idly...looks mouthwatering and colourful..never tried, so coming weekend..can i wait? nice pics.. noooooooooo

Rachana said...

Yuumy and tempting dum idly. Beautiful clicks dear:)

Saraswathy Balakrishnan said...

A different method in preparing iddies..very good and thanks for sharing..I'm not aware of them before..looks yummy:)

Padma said...

Very different recipe dum style. Looks so crispy and nice in color.

Unknown said...

New one for me Mythreyi!
Looks and sounds yummy.
Will def give it a shot, one of these days.Thanks for sharing!

Gita Jaishankar said...

Yummy and tempting clicks dear...I tasted it at my co-sister's place...it tastes delicious and crispy all sides right...I too love it :)

Sailaja Damodaran said...

Looks very crispy....Its called dibba rotti right?

Sunitha said...

Awesome.. that looks fantastic and I think your way is very good. Baking it is

Khaugiri said...

Sounds interesting..... thanks for sharing dear....:)

? said...

Thanks for sharing this recipe Mythreyi!

Indian Khana said...

Wow looks fab...all eager to try..thanks for sharing :)

Sushma Mallya said...

sounds interesting,looks awesome,loved all the 3 methods...

Valarmathi Sanjeev said...

Wow.... dum idly looks wonderful and yummy. Never tried this, looks delicious.

Sarah Naveen said...

Oh brilliant ideas...
Idli looks so soft and yummy!!!!

Padhu Sankar said...

Wow tempting dish!

Jeyashris Kitchen said...

Never heard of dum idli.Looks very fluffy.

Priya Suresh said...

Mouthwatering dish, thanks for sharing with us, loved ur mom's method, am gonna try next time..

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Hey Mythreyi
Thanks for dropping by and leaving nice comments. I was having some problem with my comment box so couldn't catch up with you earlier. Better late than never....Dum Idly looks sooooooooo yummy. Excellent click. I would love to bake it.
Happy blogging
Deepa
http://hamareerasoi.blogspot.com/

Hamaree Rasoi said...

And thanks for being my follower

Shama Nagarajan said...

new one dear..nice thought..yummy tempting picture

Rohini said...

Wow.. Delicious way of making idlis.. MIL make something similar n we call it "Dibba roti".. Tempting clicks!

fimere said...

ça a l'air fantastique c'est
excellente
bonne soirée

Anonymous said...

very different and very unique mye.

Namitha said...

Superb..liked the way you explained different methods of preparation :-) Never had this before..Thanks Mye !

chef and her kitchen said...

very unique one dear..looks gr8

Malar Gandhi said...

That is one good innovative dish...lovely idly, sounds great:)

Usha said...

I can imagine the taste, crispy on top and soft inside, looks delicious !

Sashi said...

Wow, thats tempting !!! unique one.

Ramya Vijaykumar said...

Wow idli looks tempting, ppl think am strange cos I love idlis right from childhood, this looks like my kind!!! My first visit here, your oats crepe also looks nice and healthy!!! Shall come back for more... Drop in @ www.memoryarchieved.blogspot.com when time permits

Anupama said...

The clicks are too good Mye. I wish I were your next door neighbor :-)

Shri said...

Looks so good, Mye!!Bookmarked

Dori said...

Those look sooooo tasty!

Admin said...

Great, Mouthwatering and so tempting. Thanks for sharing..I'm not aware of them before..looks very delicious!

Cicily Antony said...

All ur pictures are very tempting...and this one's jus awesom...yummy...i'm also a non veg recipe fan...following you

Sravanthi said...

Thank you for sharing ur lovely recipe !!

Sravanthi said...

Thank you for sharing your lovely recipes !!