Quinoa Idli

I was planning to make idli but I found that I didn't have enough urad daal and brown rice. I decided to experiment something different. This Quinoa idli got generated. It did have a little quinoa taste, but we loved it with our Sambar and chutney.

Quinoa Idli

Quinoa Dumplings

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup urad daal
• 1/4 cup chana daal
  
• 1 1/2 cup brown basmati
• 1 1/2 cup quinoa
  
• salt to taste
  
• oil for greasing idli molds
  

Method

1. Rinse daals and soak them in water overnight.

2. Rinse brown basmati. Soak in a separate container overnight.

3. Rinse quinoa. Soak in a separate container .overnight.

4. Next morning, grind daals adding little water and set aside in a huge container.

5. Grind brown basmati with quinoa. Add to the ground daal paste.

6. Mix in salt. Cover and keep for fermenting for at least 8 hrs.

7. After the batter is fermented, grease the idli stand.

8. Steam idlies in pressure cooker or in a container.

Note -

1. This proportion gave me 35 usual idlies and 72 mini (silver dollar) idlies

2. If the batter is not fermented, use 1/2 tsp baking soda.

Source: Enjoy Indian Food