Kanchipuram Idli

Ingredients (27)

• for soaking and grinding:
• ½ cup regular rice
• ½ cup parboiled rice or idli rice
• 1 cup water
• ½ cup urad dal
• 15 fenugreek seeds
• 1 cup water
• for grinding:
• ½ cup water
• ½ cup water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• other ingredients for kanchipuram idli:
• 1 tablespoon chana dal
• ¼ cup hot water
• ¼ teaspoon ginger powder
• salt
• for tempering kanchipuram idli:
• 1 tablespoon ghee
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
• 8 to 10 cashews
• 7 to 8 curry leaves
• ⅛ teaspoon asafoetida
• for steaming idli:
• 2.5 cups water
• some oil for greasing idli moulds or banana leaves
• 1 banana leaf,