Green gram dhal idli

Green Gram dhal – 1 cup
Green chillies- 6
Asafetida- 2 pinches
Fresh coconut, grated – 1 ½ tblsp
Cooking soda- ½ tsp
Salt – 1 tsp
Oil – 1 ½ tblsp
Mustard seeds – ¼ tsp
Curd (sour) – ½ cup

Makes about 12 Idlies

Soak dhal for 3 hours. Grind coconut, green chillies, asafetida and salt to affine paste. Grind dhal separately without water till it reaches a coarse rava consistency. Mix both the ground pastes together with curd. Heat oil and fry mustard seeds and pour over the batter along with soda. Mix the batter well and steam idlis as usual. (Batter need not be fermented)