Know More about The Most Healthiest Snack - White Idli

Steamed, puffy and soft idli doused with so-soothing sambar is one of the most favorite breakfast for almost every Indian. Idli is one of the most popular and prominent dishes of South India.Though it is not oily or greasy yet so popular and almost everyone's favorite snack. In almost all the restaurants in India you will find South Indian cuisines in the menu book and Idli will be on the top of the list.

Idli is considered to be one of the most ordered dishes at restaurants in India similarly there are many facts and important things that people don't know about Idli. In this article we will let you know everything that you don't know about Idli after all you must know everything about the food that you eat with so much of love every day. See here .

So, here are some interesting facts of so common breakfast- Idli that you probably did not know.

Facts of Idli

1. The Best Food Item in the World

Do you know that Idli is considered to be one of the best food item in the world? Well, it is not said officially by any research organization yet, it is because of it's health benefits. Idli is easily digestible and this is what strengthens the point of them being very healthy breakfast choices.

2. Helps in losing weight

Research shows that people who ate Idli as breakfast for a month have actually experienced weight-loss than those who did not. Idli is undoubtedly a healthy food item which is prepared with fermented rice and lentils batter. No oil or butter is used to prepare Idlis plus it is consumed with sambar, that is is prepared with all the green vegetables. So, Idli is definitely a good diet option for people who are on their weight-loss journey.

3. Idli is Old

Earliest mention of Idlis is in a 10th century occurs in Kannada writing called Vaddaradhane in 920 AD.

4. No Fat or Cholesterol

Well, idli is prepared with no oil at all thus it comes under the healthy diet options. Each Idli contains approx. 39 calories and this fills you up with fewer calories. Idli does not contains saturated fat or cholesterol. 

5. Countless Variations

There are countless variations of Idli in the world as the people of South India and Srilanka immigrated throughout the world. There are almost 185 different types of Idli recipes that you can make.

6. Leaves instead of Moulds

Have you every thought that if the Idli is so old around 700 CE then,how and what the people use to make the idlis? Well, at that time leaves were used to make Idli instead of Idli moulds.

So, these are the top interesting facts of Idli that some of you may or may not know about.

Idlis are very healthy food and are very easy to make also. People usually have it at restaurants or some also enjoy at street food stalls but, some prefer to make Idli at their home only. If you too want to make Idli at your home then, here is the recipe and some easy and quick tips for you that will help you to make soft and fluffy Idli at your home.

How to Make Idli at Home ?

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cup basmati rice

• 1/2 tablespoon fenugreek seeds

• 5 tablespoon sesame oil

• 1 1/2 cup urad dal

• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt

• water as required

Directions

• Soak urad dal, rice and fenugreek seeds for 4-6 hours.

• Drain the water and make a fine paste. Make sure the consistency is thick

• The batter needs to be well-fermented so keep the batter in a warm place to ferment. Once the batter risen then, add salt and mix well. The Idli batter is ready.

• Now take the Idli moulds and grease it with some oil and immediately pour the batter.

• Let it steam for 8- 10 minutes on a medium flame. Leave it for another five minutes and then unmould.

• Serve hot and fluffy idli with sambar and chutneys of your choice.

Tips for Soft and Fluffy Idli

• Correct proportion is very important. Follow 4:1 ratio, take four parts of rice and one part of urad dal and soak overnight.

• Fermentation time should be 10-12 hours for best result.

• Warm temperature is essential for fermentation.

• Use Idli rice for soft and fluffy Idli.

• Cooked rice gives a soft textrue to the idli but, you can also use flattened rice instead of cooked rice. Soak poha or flattened rice for few minutes and grind it along with other ingredients. You will get soft Idli.

These are the tried and tested tips by the experts. So, you will get soft and fluffy Idli whenever you will make Idli at your home. If you don't get enough time to follow the recipe to make Idli, or you just don't get the desired results as you always wan then, you need not to worry as today there are many restaurant that offer South Indian foods home delivery service. You can order and enjoy at your own place.