Karnataka special thatte idli / தட்டு இட்லி / Thattu idli recipe / Plate idli

Ingredients
• Idli rice – 2 cups
• Raw rice – 1 cup
• Urad dal – 3/4 cup
• Thick flattened rice – 1/2 cup
• Sago – ¼ cup
• Salt & water – as needed
• Cooking soda / Baking soda – 1/4 tsp
For thattu podi idli
• Sesame oil – 1 tbsp
• Red chili powder – 1 tsp
• Pepper powder – 1 tsp
• Salt to taste

METHOD

• Wash and soak all the ingredients together for 5 hours.Do not drain the water after it is soaked.Grind it well to a smooth paste using the water u used for soaking.Add more water if necessary

• It takes nearly 30 minutes to grind in a grinder.Add salt if summer season, mix the batter well and allow it to ferment overnight.U should leave it for at least 8 hours.Proper fermentation is needed to get soft idlis.
Next morning, add cooking soda. Mix well.

• Take a small round or square plate with rim. Grease with oil generously pour the batter.Take the idli pot with water & boil.Keep the plate over the idli plate and cook for 10-15 minutes.Check with the back of spoon.If it comes out clean,idli is cooked.

• Allow the idlis to cool for 5 minutes before u remove them else it may break. remove the idlis using a wide ladle

• Serve with chutney & sambar !

Thattu podi idli

1. Heat 1 tbsp sesame oil in a pan. Add red chili powder, pepper powder and salt mix well.
2. Now add cooked thattu idli and leave it for 50 seconds.
Our spicy thattu podi idli is ready to eat.

NOTE
• Proper fermentation & consistency of batter is very important to get super soft idli.

• Wash the ingredients twice or thrice before soaking to get white colored idli.

• Adding baking soda is very important here to get softness.

• The batter should be smooth like our normal batter.Do not grind it coarse.Consistency should be of normal idli batter.

• U can replace sago & poha with cooked rice.In that case use 3/4 cooked rice.

• If you have thatte idli stand, keep it inside the idli steamer and cook
for 10 minutes.

• Do not remove the idli quickly when its hot as it may break.Let the idli cool down for 5 minute before you remove them.