Thatte Idli with Shallot sambar

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Thatte idli is a very soft n spongy idli which is very popular in Karnataka..In kannada Thatte means plate...So if you dont have thatte idli stand then steam it in any deep round steel plates..Enjoy these idlis with sambar or coconut chutny!!!

 INGREDIENTS:
1 Cup whole urad dal
3 cups idli rice
1 cup cooked rice
1 cup poha(beaten rice)
Salt to taste

 PROCEDURE:
  • Soak urad dal and rice separately in water for 5-6 hrs
  • Grind dal into a fine paste ,in grinder
  • Grind rice in mixer with poha and cooked rice (keep it lil coarse)
  • Mix both the batters and keep overnight for fermentation
  • Next day morning add salt to taste and steam the idlis in thatte idli moullds for 15-20 mins
  • Serve hot with sambar or chutney!!!
SAMBAR INGREDIENTS:
1cup boiled toor dal
1/2 cup shallots/ sambar onion
1 chopped tomato
1 cubed potato
3 tsp sambar pdr
Salt to taste
Chopped coriander leaves

for the tempering:
2 tsp oil
1 tsp mustard
curry leaves
1/2 tsp asafoetida pdr

PROCEDURE:
  • Peel the onions and saute in 2 tsp oil with little salt, till it i cooked and becomes light brown 
  • Cook the tomato,potato in cooker with dal for 2 whistles
  • Transfer it in a vessel,add onions,salt and water to adjust the consistency
  • Add sambar powder and make it boil
  • Add the tempering with the mentioned ingredients,garnish with the chopped coriander leaves

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