Sunday, 16 September 2012

Plain idli

Ingredients:

2 cups Rice
1 cup Urad Dal (white)
1 1/2 tblsp Salt
A pinch of Baking Soda
Oil for greasing

Method;

Pick, wash and soak the daal overnight or for 8 hours.Pick, wash and drain the rice. Grind it coarsely in a blender.Grind the daal into a smooth and forthy paste.Now mix the grinded rice and daal together into a batter.Mix salt and set aside in a warm place for 8-9 hours or overnight for fermenting.Idlis are ready to be cooked when the batter is well fermented.Grease the idle holder or pan well and fill each of thm with 3/4th full of batter.Steam cook idlis on medium flame for about 10 minutes or until done.Use a butter knife to remove the idlis. Serve them with sambhar or chutney.

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