Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, kanchipuram idly/kovil idly. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Kanchipuram idlis are a well known variety of idlis. These are idlis spiced with cumin, pepper and ginger powder. The idli derives its name from the famous temple-town of South-India - Kanjeevaram or Kanchipuram. Served in Sri Varadarajaperumal Temple, the idli is also known as kovil or Koil idli.
Kanchipuram idly/Kovil idly is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. Kanchipuram idly/Kovil idly is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have kanchipuram idly/kovil idly using 12 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Kanchipuram idly/Kovil idly:
- Get 1 kg idly batter ready made
- Get For the seasoning
- Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp Oil –
- Make ready 1 spoon Mustard seed
- Prepare 2 spoon jeera
- Get 1 1/2 tsp Urad dal –
- Get 1 tsp Bengal gram/ chana dal -
- Get 1 spoon Ginger chilli paste
- Take 10 cashew nuts
- Make ready 10 tender curry leaves
- Take Coriander leave chopped
- Get Salt as per taste
These Kovil (Temple) idlis, doesn't look like our usually idlis, they look different, because they are steamed using mandharai leaves, which adds an unique taste to the idlis. The idlis are cooked in bamboo casings lined with dried "mandharai" leaves. The mandharai leaves add to the flavour of the idlis. The batter for the idlis is mixed with spices and steamed.
Instructions to make Kanchipuram idly/Kovil idly:
- In idly batter mix Coriander Leaves Then heat oil + ghee, add mustard and jeera.
- When it splutters, add all the ingredients (mentioned under seasoning) one after the other. When dal turns golden brown, add the seasoning to the batter and mix well.steam atlest 15 min
- You can steam the idlis in steel cups or tumblers. I cooked in steel cups(vatki).
- Idly serve with coconut chutney or sambar
The mandharai leaves add to the flavour of the idlis. The batter for the idlis is mixed with spices and steamed. The rest of recipe remains the same. You can also try with other millet varieties. Regular Rice and udad dal combination// kanchipuram idli recipe
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