Idli

[wsppp6]

thank god the oven door was bit low and small,,

[nits6711]

The place where I stay is very cold, have tried all methods to ferment the batter, but am not successful. Could you please guide me here.

[wsppp6]

@nits6711 may be you let it ferment for some long tym or if you add instant yeast,

[gladitsmonday]

: ) You are the only chef I've seen who actually eats his own food! Others just taste it.

[deepika0911]

Love ur recipes....

[praveenpudota]

You are tempting us

[MsDolly1111]

you are the best!

[8142421764]

wht is gun powder?

[8142421764]

the way u eat it really temps us

[hummmm13]

cream of wheat or cream of rice is not available in india .wat else can b substituted

[wsppp6]

lol he is so hillarious just cant imagine he was cooking without pants,,, cant stop laughing,,, but love his cooking though,,

[funkkydude1]

Yummy tasteful!!!!!!!!!!!

[deepika0911]

how long does it take to ferment the batter

[missahsinajain]

cream of rice means the rava of rice or u can say it is a powdered reice.

for made this first yiu have to soke rice in water when they are half soked then just crused into the mixer and dry . u get ur own cream of rice...

[hummmm13]

wats cream of rice? never heard before.how can i make it at home as it is not available here.

[lizthewizful]

@hummmm13 DO you know Cream of Wheat? Well its similar to that. It's like baby food.....might even be! Good luck

[mrsnaimazia]

what is that brown masala with idli

[sam78974]

funtastic!!!

[333lime]

Like u chef !!!!!!!!!

[revathiaditya]

This is definitely a drooling video - awesome chef come back soon

[gjklgdqk]

I want sum of tht!!

[simipari]

can we make idli with dosa mix

[naturallydien]

Chef's idli look so good! On a separate note, is it me or does anyone else find it hilarious that the cooking instructions in the video are edited to be really short until it shows the shot of Chef eating for 20 long seconds?

[muyihuaren]

@naturallydien That was indeed hilarious! What a great Chef!

[mukkimukki1]

how is that you are slim even after eating all that rich indian food . what is cream of rice ....is it rawa ... love your cooking

[shai123ize]

its look yummy!! i ll surely try dis 2day...

[EresoROne]

Pant-less chef rules

[pjpoladia]

How many idlis will be produced from the quantity you have shown

[shikari79a]

chef please tell me what is cream of rice is it ground rice you are talking about

[ramesha1974]

sanjaya garu meeru super chef andee meeru chala easy cooking ela chyalee anee teaching chestaru good andee

[mjadesh]

i love it 

[sixsigma14]

I love all your recipies. The best part is when you eat. The recipie becomes even more tempting.

Bless you for filling our lives with such wonderful recipies.

[aara89]

its really wonderful

[vidya22sagar]

I did. It came really well.superb.thanx alot. Daily trying all ur recipes. Nowadayz i am a super cook says my hubby. All credit s urs.

[Thomasnigga]

I really think the guy's cooking is great... However I hate it when he gluttons the food after cooking it, it just seems so weird when ur doing a recipe video....

U just gotta take a spoonful, taste it... and thats it... u wanna hog on it, do it after the cameras are turned off....

[phatakanuradha]

I do not know where to add the tips out of my cooking experiance.So I am adding here. When the Cooking stove is new and of high quality,The oven light is too powerful.so if we keep it on for fermenting the batter it gets too much warm almost hot... so Put some puts full of water beside the batter to be fermented or the lentils kept for sprouting..with the oven light on. It will ferment well,you will get long sprouts.

[geetha221]

i like your talking and the strain you are taking to make us understand the way of cooking ,thanking you, thanking you very much,but pl i can't understand about the cream rice in idli making.

[gskguneet]

my batter did not swell up .. and the idlis were hard and dry .. i did exactly as u said. 2 cups rice cream soaked. 1 cup urad dal soaked .. kept overnight. what i did wrong?

[sp40eagles]

pl. don't eat so much in front of us. You make it so tempting that we have to prepare it immediately. You'll put on weight for sure.

[sp40eagles]

Pl. don't eat too much in front of us. You make it sooo tempting that we have to make it immediately. U'll put on weight for sure.

[munnao9]

being from punjab i love to eat idli wid coconut chutney but what was that powder i din get

[SuperFreezingcold]

@swati9indian.Thank You

[SuperFreezingcold]

what is cream of rice?

[swati9indian]

@SuperFreezingcold It is the granules made by Parboiled rice. U can also use Parboiled rice instead of cream of rice. However u have to grind if using parboiled rice along with Uraddal.

[paleovipin]

eat your idlis with your gun powder ?

[saritajgs]

u realy enjoy each and every food what u make. that is the charecteristic of a good cook, even we also have the taste along with u

[giep4492]

ooowww. let me taste it plssss....

[siddiq1121]

the portion of rice and urud dal is 4/1 then it will be really nice

[WinnieXenobia]

Make your order now # lushfmlk.info #

[abhi86gupta]

check at 4:16 image in oven mirror

[vimi1ify]

i dont like the way u eat... learn how to eat first plz.....

[ArgoSG]

@vimi1ify I dont like the way you think. Learn how to think first please.

[veggiedelight1]

@ArgoSG

Perfect punch!

[adt27623]

@vimi1ify so silly!

[smiggle2003]

@vimi1ify i so agree with you. seems like he is a slob. he does same kind of thing in most episodes. i been following for a while and while his cooking fantastic thats the only thing i hate about his shows. i always switch off just before he tastes it

[nicchong72]

@smiggle2003 that's the reason I love watching his cooking shows. He is obviously passionate about his food and cooking and it comes through sincerely in the way he eats. Keep it up, Chef Thumma!

I always rewatch the part when he tastes his food! Over and over again. Such unbridled enthusiasm is contagious.

[kittukumars]

hi chef,whats gun powder?? i

[kittukumars]

dear chef,you should alive for 200 years to educate our next generation too..

[GothicBarbie001]

had u just got out of bed? u looked tired.

[yadgirinarsanna]

who you are so serious, normally you look happy.

[azrashiyam1]

sir....what is cream of rice?????

[shinenshimmer]

kitna khayega boss....bas kar...lol!

You are amazing....you made my mouth water...its torcher dude...i have to wait another 24 hrs to make and eat...!

[whosebadsinbad]

I've watched most of your cooking chef, i must say ur a gd cook. Most of ur recipes make me miss S'pore very much...i'm not an indian and not sure whether it will turn out well like yours but perhaps i'll try to one fine day...you should write a cook book...or do you have it already?

[subbu515]

The most unpretenrious Chef-on TV or net. I love you man!

[jagdishpatel1983]

hi sanjay

pls tell me what is cream of rice where can i get it

thanks

[santsub]

@jagdishpatel1983 - Cream of Rice is available in any Indian grocery store. If you dont get cream of rice just soak plain white rice (NOT basmati) for 4 - 6 hrs and grind it into a paste with urad dal. (Thats the traditional way of making it :) )

[santsub]

@jagdishpatel1983 - Cream of rice is available at any Indian grocery store. If you cant find it then soak 2 cups of rice in water for 4 - 6 hrs (Wash it 2 times before soaking) and grind it into a paste along with urad dal (Soaked) rest of the process is the same. (Traditionally soaked rice is used in making idli batter)

[veggiedelight1]

@jagdishpatel1983

patel cash n carry.. lol

[swati9indian]

@jagdishpatel1983 it is also the parboiled rice. 

[11shubhangi]

Idli recipes was great all recipes on vah reh vah .com are fantastic can u give authentic recipe for fish gassi

[KillTheSpammer]

@oink714

look the movie and you will know it.........

[MrsChikzAzam]

oh my god ..look at da way he's eating ... am soo hungary ..this is not fair ....am drooling :((

[preetsanghera14]

y u eat in ur video...its really nt fair........

[Reddylion]

i am hungry............. lol

[SnigdhaMudbidri]

me too

[Reddylion]

@SnigdhaMudbidri lol

[swarna121]

Can we use urad flour insteed of urad splits?If anybody has tried idlis with Idli rawa & urad flour plz tell me the proportion & the process coz I doubt with urad floue batter will fremant...

[latinpr0phet]

You are funny, and I can see you love food.. Your recipes are great..

[rashmisss]

lols, the ending was like a tadka on a gr8 recipe :D

[bikkandbee]

u rock vah !!

[fatehjot05]

what is gunpowder

[TheKashpatel714]

what is crem of rice.? corse suji or fine suji.please answer

[onizukaanata]

i love idli so much!!!!

[srilu08]

Hallo Mr. Sanjay garu, I have a problem in making Idli. I don't have idli containers. Do you have any trick to make idli without them. Doesn't matter for me with the shape. I want to make them in steel bowl, but I don't think they come out nice. Since the bowls don't have any holes to spread the steam evenly over the mixture!

I would be thankful if you can provide us a nice trick for this problem

[oysterzzz]

vahchef seems like u r very hungry, kidding :P

all ur videos r superb.

[drakendrones]

my sister luvs idli sooo much...she cud eat it 3 times a day for the rest of her life!!!!! omg...she is addicted to them...for the last 24 yrs!!! m not kidding!!!!!!

[psgillz]

can i make this in oven as cookies ? if i haven'tcooker.

[atke99]

3:42 - gun powder??

[Starpluslover]

i noo i waz just gonna say tht then ppl do backfiring at night lol.

[DivaLatinaANNI]

@atke99 i think it is like a hot pepper, like paprika or chilli :)

[skyafroz76]

can u pls show how to cook chicken angara and dabba gosh

[awasayk]

ilike urcooking ur good

[priram22]

Hello Vah Chef,

Can you please give us the proportion to be used if we use raw rice and urad dhal. Also, I don't have a grinder. I use a blender.

[paresweet]

Is it possible to make idlis in automatic cooker? I do not have pressure cooker. please help. Thanks.

[desigayboi]

i want to make this idli

but this shef is so hansome !

i dont think my mind is on cooking

[ranjitechno]

I am drooling...Chef, please try to transport your items through the screen!!!

[desigayboi]

i am drooling too

[MrsChikzAzam]

@ranjitechno cream of rice is idli rava ... u can find in any indian stores ..

[great7679]

mmmlks delicious...

[mickycheese27]

is cream of rice suji?

[SolVictor100]

cream of rice = akki thari in kannada

[jiya25041983]

plz tell me wht is cream of rise in hindi

[m1ss1ontomars]

'Cream of rice' is also ground rice flour

[sattisubha]

thank u vry much

[ajayaruna]

He sure was enjoying that sambar! Four spoonfuls in a hurry!

[quikster9]

i love the end.

Your my insperation! hahahah :D

[gade5787]

he didn't wear pant at all.... probably short i think... you can see this at 4:17.

[rimi2807]

yes u r so observant hahah

[destiny7606]

So true...LOL..The oven door gave a good reflection..He is an awesome cook though

[Sunnhunter]

Chef, i got you in Bermuda shorts in this video! Pause around 4:17 ...HAHAH!

[00206508]

What a great discovery !!! Look @ 5:57 and c 4 urself...

[jkcwebs]

Looks so delicious... mmm idli sambar and coconut chutney...

[nirmaldasv]

Can I use sooji instead of cream of rice?

[cheesesteak71]

what is cream of rice? can i make it from rice?

[saiha008]

Thanks SYLFan ill try yours!

[saiha008]

what is cream of rice???

[archies1430]

I guess cream of rice is nothing but "Idly - rava "

[arvale123]

U ARE THE BESTTTTTTTTTTT

[suntro2007]

Chef, you didnt mention whether to wash the urad daal or not? Plz reply.

[susikannan]

ofcourse you have to wash two or three times then only the idly will look white otherwise the color of the idly will look like a half white color

[LipRouge]

I want some. It seriously looks so good.

[rupachef]

Hi everyone and vahchef,

can anybody please let me know that what is cream of rice? I am so confused. is there any that i can prepare this rice for Idly at home?

looking forward to read your reply.

many thanks!

[SYLFan2008]

Cream of rice is a coarsely ground flour, just like sooji is to wheat. If you find his recipe confusing, you can try mine which I've successfully done for over 6 yrs...spongy, white guaranteed.

3 parts rice flour and 1 part udad flour, mix and blend with water to the right consistency, and then add a TINY pinch of bakers' yeast and ferment overnight. Add salt to taste, mix and make your idlis.

[spindlebrooche]

I'm sorry but what is he saying when I'm hearing "gun powder". I know he's not but it sounds like he's recommending that I eat them with gun powder.

[Bangerz0604]

LMAO

[diesel6699]

"Gun Powder" is the name of a blend of spices and lentils, etc. which are used as a table condiment in the southern states of India. Being a very dry powder mixture, gun powder is usually diluted with melted clarified butter(ghee).

[ShootMyMonkey]

More formally, we'd refer to it in Tamil as "Dosa Milakai Podi" (Not sure on the romanization there). The "milakai" refers to the dry chili peppers used in the mix, though prefixing with the "Dosa" signifies that it is specifically served with dosa or idli.

Also, although you can stir "gun powder" with just about any fat, the preferred choice for most people is actually sesame oil as the "nuttiness" tends to bring out the lentil flavor and also increase the apparent heat of the mixture.

[hekittha]

what's cream of rice?

[ShootMyMonkey]

It's basically just coarsely ground rice meal. Some people also prefer to use rice flour which is extremely fine so that they get a very smooth batter. Ratios would be different if you used rice flour, of course (fine grind is more dense).

I like doing this as well, but I'd say it's more necessary for dosa as opposed to idli.

Traditionalists would just soak rice and grind it just like you do the urad dal, but that's really hard to do with a blender (stone grinders handle it, but not blenders)

[hekittha]

Thank u very much!!!

[arvale123]

ITS COARSE RICE POWDER

[bilvapatra]

Let me explain as best as I can. In various parts of India you get idli rava. But there is a special rice -- for idli: called parboiled rice, looks tad bit transparent. Take 2 cups of this rice, wash well 3-4 times, then drain out water completely, and dry out the rice on a towel till it is bone dry. Then you run it in a grinder coarsely. What you now have is cream of rice. Once you do it you will never feel the inhibition. try with regular rice if no parboiled. Then follow his recipe in full.

[hekittha]

thank u very much for takin the time to explain :))

[preetybindra]

u mean sooji or something else...i m a north indian so to understand this is a bit too tough

[bestiaccia]

Ot looks wonderful, but I won't find the ingredients easily here!! :D

[ananditachatterjee]

he was just wearing the chef uniform on top, underneath bare legs- see the reflection in the oven !!! lol :) vahchef vah!!! ;)

[vickisnapples]

LOL

[spadhnik]

Hmm.. I think he is wearing south indian style LUNGI....

[archies1430]

LMAO

[jreed136]

Man he DEVOURED that stuff.

This guy is so awesome.

[stutbose]

oh but some party dishes

[jppa22586]

what is gunpowder?

[letshajksl]

gunpowder duh...

[bowed21]

he's saying garam powder

[Shirow66]

No he's saying gun powder. It's a very hot spice mixture that he made in a early video a while back.

[preetybindra]

when will u teach how with sambhar

[preetybindra]

what is cream of rice

[Kr4zi4ur0mg]

looks delicious , specially the bread.

[PBunsee]

I never suspected that you wore shorts during your videos. The reflective oven never lies. Haha! You are too funny with your steam train sounds.

[vahchef]

110 F  in Hyderabad

[PBunsee]

You are just too cool. Just keep on bringing us your great videos. You have a fan for life!

[archies1430]

LMAO

[radhaji]

@vahchef too good :-))))  and great videos!!!

[rashmisss]

@PBunsee lols, nice observation :D

[LvDaMuzic]

I looooooove idly with gun powder mixed in oil.

[sha8808]

is he saying gunpower? O.o

or gharam power? and what is it? ty :)

[Exportlover]

gun powder. look for it in earlier recipes

[Wivanunu]

I love wtaching you when you try your food...you're funny!!

[watermel0n123]

LOL i noticed that his formal attire is only the orange suit. The bottom is probably casual or shorts haah =D

[557sellona]

this dude is awesome and funny......your recipes are great too....

[librano]

Sanjay... i live in a country where many of the ingredients you use are not found... especially the dhals... what do i do?

[tonyjosep007]

If you are living in US or UK u will get all these ingradiants in TESCO, ASDA(UK). or in WALMART(US). Just search these in world foods, Asian foods or in Indian Foods category. Its also available in Indian stores as well. For IDLY, unfortunately, u wont get the curvy bottmed dish in US or in UK(as far as I have searched).

[mute220]

wow never heard of cream of rice

[tekobari]

You are a nut!! I'll always be a fan. Now, I have a question.

Is the process for washing the cream of rice the same as when we wash wheat flour for seitan? Do we wash it five or six times, or until the water runs clear?

[farhmoha]

Ive eaten this before and the Idli was really crunchy

[radbcc]

idly is NEVER crunchy.

[peacelily2025]

You are on a roll! Great short recipes that I have loved making almost as soon as you put them out on the web! Your marriage is certainly a positive influence on you, chef! Your humor is infectious, and your recipes are delicious! Keep it up!

[WondrousWoman]

I have been waiting for this recipe! Thanks so much!

[RishavR]

Thanks, looks good.