Yogurt in known as Thair in Tamil and Dahi in Hindi.
My best friends from college had come home for lunch today. I had made a South Indian lunch. For starters, I had planned to make masala vadai. Then I thought instead of that I’ll do something which will not involve deep frying.
I have made this Thair idlis before and it was well appreciated by everyone. So I decided to make it for my friends today.
They liked it very much and I was very very happy:) Sharing this simple recipe with you all. Hope you would like it too:)
Ingredients
Idlis – 12
Yogurt – 2 cups
Sugar – 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Asafoetida ( hing/ perungayam) – 1/8th tsp
To grind to a paste
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Grated coconut- 1/2 cup
Almond ( badam)flakes – 1/4th cup
Green chillies – 2-3
Cumin seed ( jeera) – 1 tsp
For garnishing
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Chopped coriander leaves – 1 tbsp
Pomegranate – 1/2 cup
Red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
Method
Grind coconut, almond flakes, green chillies and cumin seeds to a smooth paste adding little water.
Beat the yogurt well. Add the ground paste, sugar, salt to taste and 1/2 cup of water. Mix well. Keep it the fridge till required.
To serve the Thair Idli
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First soak the idlis in plain water for 5 mins.
Take it out and squeeze it dry gently.
Arrange the idlis on a serving plate.
Pour over some generous amount of yogurt sauce over the idlis.
Sprinkle some red chilli powder, garnish with chopped coriander leaves and pomegranate and serve immediately:)
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