SOFT IDLIS

Ingredients

» 4 Cups (Heaped) - Raw Long Grain Rice

» 1 Cup (Heaped) And 1/2 Cup - Split Urud Dhal (Even The Split White Variety Serves The Purpose)

» Salt To Taste.

Method

You measure the raw rice(long grain rice) into a vessel.

Do not add water to this rice.

Take the pressure cooker and pour 2 cups of water into the pressure cooker. Now Keep the vessel containing the measured rice in the pressure cooker. Close the pressure cooker with the lid.

Wait till the steady steam starts coming. Put the weight.

When the first whistle comes simmer the electric or gas stove.

Allow it to be like that for 5 mints. Then switch off the stove.

Allow the pressure to subside on its own. Then add fairly hot water to the rice and soak it for 4 hours.

Just an hour before grinding, wash and soak the urud dal. First grind the urud dal in the mixie. Then grind the rice to a fine consitency.

Not too fine as a paste of course. Mix the two and add the required salt. Mix thoroughly.

The final batter should not be too thick or too watery.

Allow the batter to ferment for atleast 12 hours.

Then prepare the idli in the usual manner and really soft idlis will be got.

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