How To Make Foxtail Millet Idli Recipe - Healthy Indian Diabetic Idli Recipe

To begin making the Foxtail Millet Idli method, we will wash and soak the millets in aqua in a separately dish and urad dal along with methi seeds with enough aqua in another dish overnight or keep soaked for at least 8 hours.

Soak each of them separately.To make the paste, sieve the excess aqua soaked millets and urad dal.purée the urad dal along with just enough aqua to make a thick and very creamy paste.Transfer the paste to a large dish in which we will set it aside for fermentation along with ground millet.Next purée the foxtail millet with just enough aqua to make a creamy paste.mix in this to the urad dal paste, mix in 2 teaspoons of table salt and mix gently well to combine.Ferment the paste for 5 to 6 hours or overnight.Once the paste is fermented, gently mix gently and be careful to not release the air pockets.You can make regular sized idlis or also use the mini idli stand.

lubricate the idli molds with a little fat and spoon the foxtail millet idli paste into the molds.Prepare the idli steamer with a little aqua in the bottom.Place the filled idli racks in the steamer.

Place the steamer on high mildly hot and steam the idli’s for 10 moments.After 10 moments of steaming, turn off the mildly hot.

Open the steamer and insert a knife or a pick to test whether the idli's are cooked.

If nothing sticks then the idlis are perfectly steamed.Now you can remove the Foxtail millet idli from the steamer.

Have a small dish filled with aqua.Dip a spoon in the aqua and then scoop the ragi idli out starting from the edges.

Dipping the spoon in aqua helps in the speedy removal of idli from the plates.The wholesome home-cooked pillow-soft foxtail millet idli is now ready to be served. dish up the Foxtail Millet Mini Idli method along with Thakkali Vengayam Sambar, chutney to enjoy your morning breakfast.For an Indian Diabetic Meal dish up this Foxtail Millet Idli method along with Murungakkai Vendhaya Keerai Sambar method and Horsegram Sesame Chutney method for a diet-friendly meal.