Seeralam

This recipe has its origin from Tamil Nadu, India. This recipe is rich in fibre and protein and is a healthy tiffin recipe.

Planning & Pre-Preparation: 10 mins

Soaking Time: 3 hours

Fermenting Time: 3 hours

Cooking time: 20 mins.

Ingredients

Ingredients 1:

• Idli Rice - ½ Cup

• Chana Dal - 1/2 Cup

• Toor dal - 1/2 Cup

• Yellow Split Gram / Moong Dal - 1/2 Cup

• Urad Dal - 2 tbsp.

• Rice - ½ Cup

• Water for soaking the ingredients - 3 Cups

• Red Chillies - 2

• Salt - Per taste

• Asafoetida/Kayam/Hing - 1 tsp

• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp

Ingredients 2 - masala Powder:

• Coriander Seeds / Dhaniya – 1 tbsp.

• Cumin Seeds/ Jeera – 1/2 tbsp.

• Pepper – 1/2 tbsp.

Ingredients 3 - Tempering:

• Oil - 2 tsp

• Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

• Urad Dal - 1 tsp

• Chana Dal - 1 tsp

• Curry leaves (chopped)

• Onion (Chopped) – 1

• Ginger - 1 tsp

• Masala Powder – 2 tsp

• Salt – per taste

• Chilli Powder - ¼ tsp

Directions

1. Rinse Idli Rice, Rice & Dals thoroughly in water and transfer the contents to a mixing bowl.
2. Soak the contents along with red chillies in water for about 3 hours.
3. When it is soaked completely, add the contents to a mixer grinder and grind as a coarse consistency batter. Transfer the batter to the mixing bowl. 
4. Add salt and Asafoetida/Kayam/Hing to the batter and mix well. Let it rest for about 3 hours.
5. After 3 hours, Check for the batter consistency, if it’s too thick or tight add a little quantity of water to form an idli batter consistency.
6. Now add turmeric powder and mix again.
7. Grease the moulds and pour half a ladle of batter into each cavity. Tap it slightly.
8. Preheat the idly pot and gently place the idly plates and steam for about 12 mins.
9. After 12 mins of cooking, check & transfer the cooked idli pieces to a mixing bowl and crumble well.
10. To a mixer grinder add Ingredients 2 - masala Powder and grind as a fine powder. Keep this masala powder aside.
11. In a Kadai, add oil. Then start adding mustard seeds, Urad dal and Chana dal. Let it splutter.
12. Now add curry leaves, onion, ginger and sauté for a minute.
13. Add a pinch of salt to the Kadai & keep sautéing.
14. After few mins of sautéing, add the masala powder, chilli powder and give a quick mix.
15. Now add crumbled idli pieces and mix well. Cover and cook on low flame for about 2-3 mins. After 3 mins, give a quick mix and switch off the flame.
16. Healthy seeralam is ready.