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Cone Idlis

Idlis steamed in jackfruit leaves
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Indian, Mangalorean
Keyword Cone idlis, Idlis steamed in jackfruit leaves, Khotto

Ingredients

  • 1 cup split black gram (udad dal)
  • 2 cups rice (chawal)
  • ½ cup cooked rice
  • Salt as per taste
  • Few jackfruit leaves (kathal/ Fanas ke ped ke patte)
  • Toothpicks to secure the ends of jackfruit leaves while making cones

Instructions

  • Wash and soak rice and udad dal in water, separately for 3 to 4 hours.
  • Drain and grind the udad dal with little water to a smooth paste and keep it aside.
  • Grind rice alongwith the cooked rice with little water into a smooth paste.
  • Mix udad dal and rice paste in a deep vessel.
  • Cover and keep the batter to ferment for six to eight hours in a warm place.
  • After fermentation, add salt to the batter, mix well and keep it aside.
  • Wash the jackfruit leaves and wipe them dry.
  • Fold each leaf in the shape of a cone and secure the ends with the help of tooth picks (Watch the video below for better understanding).
  • Pour the idli batter into each cone and place each cone in a steel glass.
  • Boil water in a steamer.
  • Keep a plate in the steamer and place all the steel glasses with the cone on the plate.
  • Cover the steamer and steam the idlis for 10 to 12 minutes.
  • Once the idlis are steamed, remove the cones from the glass and cool it for a few minutes.
  • Peel the leaves and serve cone idlis with chutney/ sambhar.