FOOD LIBRARY
Moong Dal Idli with Tomato Peanut Chutney
September 29, 2026 · Vaishnavi

Ingredients
- 150 g split moong dal (soaked)
- 50 g rice flour
- 2 g salt
- 200 g tomatoes
- 40 g roasted peanuts
- 10 g green chili
- 5 g ginger
- 5 ml oil
- 2 g mustard seeds
- 5 g coriander leaves
Preparation
- Soak moong dal 4 hours, grind to smooth batter with rice flour and salt.
- Ferment batter 6–8 hours until slightly risen.
- Pour into greased idli moulds and steam 12–15 minutes.
- Sauté mustard, chili, ginger; add tomatoes and cook soft.
- Blend with peanuts to chutney; adjust salt.
- Serve hot idlis with chutney.