Moong Dal Idli

Moong Dal Idli | Lentil Rice Steamed Cakes are easy to make and a healthy breakfast or lunch idea. Moong Dal Idlis are easy to make at home. You can make them from scratch .These are a a all season recipe.High in protein and carbohydrates,these make a super healthy meal idea.

Cooking is my passion like many other mothers.My love for baking and experimenting with food like exploring healthier options with good taste started with my son.His taste preferences made me enter the unending world of tasty treats! This recipe was born on my journey of finding tasty and healthy options for my 8 months old daughter. She has very sharp taste buds. Which drives me to keep exploring.So here is my very special recipe dedicated to my little one and all mothers who want to try.

Moong Dal Idli

Moong Dal idlis are easy lentil steamed cakes made from yellow moong dal and is vegan too.

Course appetizer, breakfast

Cuisine south indian

Keyword lentil, vegan

Servings 6 piece

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Passive Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup moong dal
• 1 cup rice
• 2 - 3 tbsps poha / chiwda u2013 ( for fermentation)
• to taste salt
• optional carrot Grated
• moong dal Idlis

Instructions

1. Soak the rice over night.
2. Soak moong dal alongside.
3. In the morning,soak poha for 15 min in water and grind rice ,poha and moong dal together. Grind coarsely .
4. Let the mixture ferment for 4-5 hours(in summers it may take lesser time to ferment )
5. Once fermented add salt and semi cooked carrots before steaming the idlis.
6. Steam idlis and serve hot with mint chutney/ Coconut chutney / Red tomato chutney.