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Soft Idly in Sweet Yogurt

Experiment with steamed doughs in sweet yogurt. Soft, steamed Idly with cumin served in a sweet, pungent yogurt sauce. Discovered at Krishna Lodge in Pune, India.

Ayurveda Notes (help)
Fermented foods generally provoke pitta, depending on the degree of sourness. Daal provokes vata. Yogurt provokes Kapha and thus this dish aggravates all three doshas. Many restaurants in India use a pre-made mix that is very mild. We recommend mung daal which is easier to digest.

Dosha: Vata+ Pitta+ Kapha+
Qualities: Heavy, Dry, Soft, Soupy
Tastes: Sweet, Sour, Astringent

Recipe - (Help with Cooking)
Same as Idly recipe but add 1 tbsp ground cumin.

Yogurt Sauce
1c yogurt
2 tbsp sweetener such as sucanat

Mix and dissolve sucanat in the yogurt. Simply place Idlys in the yogurt sauce and serve.

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