Southern Indian Style steamed cakes. Excellent with spicy side dishes.

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Name: Idli (Steamed Rice and Pulse Cake)
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 12 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 cups rice cooked; 1 1/4 cups Black gram dal; 1/8 teaspoon Salt to taste; 1/4 teaspoon Black pepper to taste; 2 teaspoons Curry leaves finely chopped; 1 medium Serrano chile finely diced

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INGREDIENTS

3 cups rice ; cooked
1 1/4 cups Black gram dal
1/8 teaspoon Salt ; to taste
1/4 teaspoon Black pepper ; to taste
2 teaspoons Curry leaves ; finely chopped
1 medium Serrano chile ; finely diced

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INSTRUCTIONS

Clean, wash and soak rice and dal separately for 6 to 8 hours. Grind rice to a fairly coarse paste. Grind dal well. Mix both batters well then add salt and season to taste. Allow batter to ferment overnight. Grease idli plates and pour a spoonful of batter into each. Steam till done. Serve hot with Chutney and Sambar. Makes 25.

Adapted from recipe by Parwathy Akhileswaran , Bangalore, India

Each (2 cakes) serving contains an estimated:

Cals: 76, FatCals: 2, TotFat: 0g

SatFat: 0g, PolyFat: 0g, MonoFat: 0g

Chol: 0mg, Na: 33mg, K: 96mg

TotCarbs: 15g, Fiber: 2g, Sugars: 0g

NetCarbs: 13g, Protein: 3g

NOTES

We learned to make these from Indian members of our extended family.

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Nutrition

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (57g)
Recipe Makes: 12

Calories: 201
Calories from Fat: 3 (1%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 0.3g	0 %
	Saturated Fat 0.1g	0 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.1g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 0.1g
Cholesterol 0mg		0 %
Sodium 0.7mg		0 %
Potassium 45.4mg		1 %
Total Carbohydrate 44.4g		13 %
	Dietary Fiber 1.6g	6 %
	Sugars, other 42.8g
Protein 3.7g		5 %
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Calories per serving: 201

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