Spongy South Indian Idli Recipe

Ingredients 

•  Idli rice - 1 3/4 cup
• Urad Dhal - 1/2 cup
• Fennugreek seeds - 1 tsp
• Salt - 1 tblsp

Note: For 1 cup of rice, half cup of urad dhal should be used

Preparation Method

Soak rice and Urad Dhal separately in water for at least 1 hour. Soaking overnight can also be done too. Add fenugreek seeds to Urad Dhal.

Drain the water from Urad Dhal then again clean it well with fresh water and grind it to a silky soft texture.

Next drain the water from rice, again clean it with fresh water then grind the rice coarsely.

Mix it with urad dhal batter along with salt.

Now leave the batter to rest and ferment for at least 6 hours till the batter rises to almost double the size.

Then place the idli batter in the idli plates. (If you don’t have idli plates then you can use small tumblers or steel glasses. Fill the batter to them and steam as said before)

Switch off the stove and let it rest for a minute or 2.

After that use a wet spoon to remove the idlis from the idli plate or tumbler

Spongy South Indian Idli Recipe

Serving Tips

Hot Idli’s can be served with sambar, coconut chutney and vada, this will be an excellent combination.

It can also be served with Mint Chutney, Green Chutney, Tomato Chutney, Onion Chutney and many more