Chetti Idli

Name: Chetti Idli
Total time: 1620 s
Yield: 2-3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Idli rice; 1 cup Urad Dal; 1 Tbsp methi or fenugreek seeds; 2 Tbsp Chura or Flattened rice; 1/2 tsp salt; 8-9 Idli’s cut into pieces; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp garlic paste; 2-3 green chillies chopped; 1 medium size tomato chopped fine; 1 mediuk size onion chopped fine; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp black pepper powder; 1/8 tsp salt; 1 sprig curry leaves; 1/4 cup oil

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

Kolkata

#CA26
Week 1
Today is World Idli Day and I made a fusion one with lots of spices - this is Chetti Idli. Idli without rice is unthinkable though Semolina or Sooji is used and other various grains like millets, oats, veggies like Jackfruit etc

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

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Ingredients

Prep time -15 mins,Soak-24h, Steam-12 mins,Cool-5m

2-3 servings

Idli Batter
1 cupIdli rice
1 cupUrad Dal
1 Tbspmethi or fenugreek seeds
2 TbspChura or Flattened rice
1/2 tspsalt
Chetti Idli
8-9Idli’s cut into pieces
1 tspginger paste
1 tspgarlic paste
2-3green chillies chopped
1medium size tomato chopped fine
1mediuk size onion chopped fine
1 tspred chilli powder
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1 tspblack pepper powder
1/8 tspsalt
1 sprigcurry leaves
1/4 cupoil
Idli moulds, 1 Tbsp oil to grease idli moulds, steamer
Banana leaf to serve

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Steps

Prep time -15 mins,Soak-24h, Steam-12 mins,Cool-5m

1

Idli - wash idli rice well and soak for 8 hrs, wash Urad Dal well and soak for 8 hrs, wash Chura well and soak and add fenugreek seeds to Chura
2

Adding little water add idli rice, Urad Dal, chura and fenugreek seeds to blender and blend smooth, pour to a bowl and ferment 24 hrs, add salt and mix well
3

Grease idli moulds, pour the batter and steam in a steamer for 12 mins, set aside to cool, demould and set aside for next step
4

Chetti Idli - cut the idli into pieces, chop the onion, chop tomato and green chilies
5

In a wok heat oil, add chopped onion and cook till soft, add chopped tomato and green chilies, ginger and garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt and mix well, on low flame oil should surface
6

Add idli and mix well
7

Set aside and sprinkle lime juice
8

Plate on banana leaf and enjoy on this World Idli Day

Tips

Soak the idli ingredients well, fermenting is essential

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Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

on March 30, 2026 07:24

Kolkata

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