Ragi Idly Tomato Garlic Chutney

Ragi Idlies 

This recipe is suitable for people, who are on a diet to lose weight.  Ragi flour is great for  diabetic people too.

Serves: 3

Makes: 15 Idlies

Ingredients

Ragi Flour – 100 grams

Idly batter  - ¼ cup

Urad dhal – 25 gram

Methi (fenugreek)  seeds – ¼ tspn

baking soda – 1 pinch

salt – to taste

Method

Soak the urad dhal and methi seeds for  1 hour.

Slightly roast the ragi powder

Grind the urad dhal and methi seeds to a  smooth paste.

Mix together the roasted ragi flour, urad dhal paste, and idly batter . 

 Leave to   ferment for at least  8 hours.

Once the batter is fermented, Add the baking soda and salt and  mix it well.

Grease the oil or ghee in a idly cooker plates and pour the batter, like you would make idlies. 

 Steam cook for 10 minutes.

Serve hot with coriander chutney, roasted gram chutney, tomato chutney  or fish curry, mutton kurma, chicken kurma

For kids we can spread any Jam or Halwa . Ragi idli is suitable for kids healthy breakfast also.

Tomato Garlic Chutney

For grinding (to Roast and to Grind)

Oil – ½ tspn

Mustard seeds – ½ tspn

Curry leaves - few

Urad dhal – 1 tspn

Whole red chili – 4 (or) 5 nos (adjust to taste)

Ripe Tomato – 2 large

Onion – 1 no

Garlic -  8 pods

Grated Coconut - 1 tbspn

Salt – to taste

Sugar – 1 pinch

Method 

In a pan, heat the oil temper with mustard seeds, curry leaves, whole red chili urad dhal.

Fry for two minutes.

Add coarsely  chopped garlic, onion, tomato and grated coconut salt and sugar.

Cook for 5 minutes, let it cool.

Grind in a mixer/blender  for few seconds.

Tomato garlic chutney is ready to serve.

This chutney goes well with any Snack or South Indian Tiffin items

Healthy side dish for ragi idly 

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