IDLI RECIPE

Ingredients

1 cup urad dal

4 cup rice

1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

salt

cold water

Recipe

Wash dal and rice separately multiple times, soak them in lot of water for at least 6-7hours, add fenugreek seeds to the urad dal and soak.

Drain the water. Add dal, salt and enough cold water to grinding jar. Grind till smooth and frothy, occasionally scraping off the batter from the sides of the utensil. Add very little water when ever needed.

Take rice, add it to the blender with little water and grind coarsely. Add it to the urad dal batter add baking soda and mix well. 

Use your hand to mix as it helps to ferment faster and better. If needed can add little water, if the batter is too thick.

Set this aside in a warm place for at least 8-10hours.

On a high flame, bring enough water to boil in an idly steamer or a pressure cooker, grease your idly plates. Greasing is optional. Mix the batter well.

Pour this in the molds.

 When the water begins to bubble and steam up, place it in the steamer. Steam for 9-10 minutes on a medium high flame and off the heat.(check with toothpick if toothpick comes out clean idlis are done)

After 2-3 minutes, remove the plates and set them aside for 2 to 3 minutes.

Serve idli with tomato chutney and sambhar.