Idli Batter Recipe
Idli batter is an essential ingredient for making idlis. It is made from rice flour, urad dal, salt, water and oil. Get ready to make delicious idlis at home!
Equipment
- 1 Mixer Grinder
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Raw Rice/ Idli rice
- 1 Cup Urad Dal/ Whole Urad
- 1 tbsp Fenugreek Seeds
- ¼ Cup Cooked Rice
- Water as required
Instructions
- Idli Batter Ingredients
- Wash and Soak Rice along with Fenugreek Seeds for 4 to 5 hours
- Wash and soak Urad Dal for 4-5 hours
- After 4 hours, grind soaked urad dal into a fine paste with ¼ cup of water.
- Remove it in a bottom vessel (Take a large bowl to avoid spilling over after fermentation)
- In the same jar, grind soaked rice with ¼ cup of cooked rice and a little water.
- The Rice batter is ready.
- Pour rice batter into the same vessel and mix. If the batter is too thick, add little water.
- Rest this for 10 – 12 hours (overnight) for Fermentation
- After 10-12 hours, the batter is well fermented. Add some salt and little water and mix well.
- Tasty and soft Idli batter is ready Grace the Idli maker and makes Idli as required, and serve it hot with coconut chutney.
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Notes
- To make soft dosa/idli, add 1/2 cup of steamed rice and 1/4 cup of Poha for soaking.
- Adding 1/2 tsp of Fenugreek seeds will give an added flavour to the idli/Dosa.
- Soak for at least 3-4hours before grinding
- To be fermented for 10 hours. Fermentation for more than 12 hours is not recommended.
- Please store the excess batter in the refrigerator after use.
- Salt is to be added to the batter only before use.