Idli - Steamed Rice Cakes
Ingredients:
- Rice - 4 cups
- Urad Dhal - 1 cup
- Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Water to grind the batter
Preparation:
- Soak the Rice covering fully with water for 4 hours.
- Soak the Urad dhal with fenugreek seeds and leave in the refrigerator for about 4 hours.
- Grind the Urad dhal first in the Blender /Mixie or an Indian wet grinder until fluffy, then remove it into a bowl.
- Grind the Rice and add enough salt.
- Now mix both the batter together in a big bowl using spatula.
- Let it ferment overnight which makes the batter to get double up its quantity.
- Grease the Idli plates with little oil.
- Pour one laddle of batter into the Idli plates or any flat bottom stainless steel bowl.
- Place the Idli plates into a Idli cooker or a Sauce pan with little water in the bottom and cover with the lid.
- Steam it for about 15 min.
- Your Idlies are ready now.