You might need to buy:
  • For Idli:
  • plain Yoghurt
  • baking powder
  • Butter for frying
  • For Stuffing:
  • onion very finely chopped
  • green chilies finely chopped
  • Red chili powder
You might need to buy:
  • 1.Idli batter - 1 cup
  • 2.Potato - 1/2
  • 3.Peas - 1 tbsp
  • 4.Green chillies - 3
  • 5.Cashews - 1 tsp
  • 6.grated cheese - 1 tbsp
  • 7.Turmeric pwdr - 1/2 tsp
  • For tempering:
  • 1.Oil - 1 tsp
  • 2.Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • 3.Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
You might need to buy:
  • Horse gram / Kollu - 3/4th cup
Belongs to Nandini Idli Kurma 
You might need to buy:
  • Urad Dal:1 spn
  • Cumin Seeds:1 spn
  • Mustard Seeds:3/4 spn
  • Chenna Dal:1 spn
  • Hinge:1/4 spn
  • Turmeric Powder:1/2 spn
  • Thick Tamarind Jucie: 3/4 cup
  • Sugar:1/2 spn
  • Salt:To Taste
  • Oil:2 spns
Belongs to Nandini Oats Rava Idli 
You might need to buy:
  • sooji
  • rolled oats
  • red chillies
  • cultured low fat buttermilk
  • salt or to taste
  • Seasoning:
  • canola oil
  • mustard
  • urad dal
  • cumin seeds
Belongs to Nandini Stuffed Idly 
You might need to buy:
  • Idly Batter: 2 cups
  • For Stuffing:
  • Salt:To taste
  • Oil:2 spns
  • Turmeric Powder:1/2 spn
Belongs to Nandini Spinach Idlis 
You might need to buy:
  • Same procedure except
  • Cook or thaw in microwave
  • Grind in blender using appropriate amount of water to grind Idlis
  • Use this blended spinach in place of water and allow to ferment overnight
  • NOTE: this blend takes a little longer than regular idlis - i am guess the iron in the spinach inteferes slightly with the fermenting process
  • Carrot Rava Idlis
  • Take 2 fresh carrots. peel them and snap them into smaller sticks. Add 2 cups of yogurt/thick buttermilk and blend very finely
  • I just added the amount of rava that I needed until I reached the correct consistency
  • Then make them like you do regular idlis
  • Enjoy Y'all brought to you with love and national pride :)) Huamra Indian Mahaan!
You might need to buy:
  • Idli Rice - 4 cups
  • Fenugreek seeds - 2 heaped tbsp ~ a handful
  • Urad dhal - 1 1/2 tbsp
  • Salt - to taste
Belongs to Nandini Kanchipuram Idli 
You might need to buy:
  • *Raw Rice – 1 cup
  • **Parboiled Rice – 1 cup
  • Urad Dal – 1 cup
  • Soak the rice together for 3 hours.
  • Grind rice to a coarse paste.
  • Mix with ground dal along with salt to taste. Beat and mix well to a batter of dropping consistency.
  • Top with the following:
  • Peppercorns – 1 Tbsp
  • Jeera – 1 Tbsp
  • Asafoetida – 1/2 tsp
  • Sukku Powder – 1/2 tsp - cover and keep aside to ferment for 6 - 8 hours.
  • Next day add the following:
  • Soda – 1 pinch
  • Ghee – 3 tsp
  • Curds – 1/4 cup
  • Coconut bits – 1/4 cup
Belongs to Nandini Masala Idlis 
You might need to buy:
  • Tuvar dal - 1 cup
  • Dry red chillies - 6-7
  • Chana dal - 2 tbpns dhania seeds - 2 tbspns
  • Hing - 1/4 tsp
  • Mustard - 1/2 tsp oil -
  • Curry leaves - a few