Idli

IDLI

Ingredients:

Idli rice                 -       4 cup

Uraddhal              -         1 cup

Fenugreekseeds    -          1/2 tsp

Salt                       -           To taste

Method:

 

• Soak idli rice with fenugreek seeds and urad dhal seperately in water for atleast 6 hours
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• Drain urad dhal and add 1 cup of water in a wet grinder and switch on the grinder .
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  Slowly add the urad dhal into it and grind until the urad dhal is light and fluffy adding water at frequent intervals(upto 11/2 cups)
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• Remove it and keep it in a large bowl
• Drain rice  add 1/2 cup water in a wet grinder and switch on the grinder .
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• Slowly add the Rice into it and grind until the Rice is ground smooth and white adding water(upto 11/2 cup)at frequent intervals
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• Pour it into the same bowl and add salt
• Mix well with your hands .
• Allow it to ferment for 8 hours(it varies with weather summer it ferments real fast and winter its slow)
• Mix well with a spoon for a few seconds(do not overmix because the aeration is the reason for soft and fluffy idli)
• In a idli pot pour water and allow it to boil
• Simulataneosly oil the idli plate (or put a damp wet cloth over it) and pour the prepared idli batter into it
• Once th water started boiling place the idli plate into it and cover the pot with a lid
• After 10 minutes just insert tooth pick into idli so that if it comes clean then the idli is done
• Serve hot with Sambhar and chutney