How to make Idli

Ingredients:

• Par boiled Rice - 4 cups
• Urad dal - 1 cup
• Salt - as required

Method: 

• Soak rice and urad dal separately for about 4 to 5 hours.
• First, grind urad dal and then grind soaked rice separately.
• Mix the grinded dal and rice together to make idli batter.
• Let the batter to ferment for at least eight hours at room temperature or say warm temperature.
• After eight hours, add salt to batter.
• Grease the idli plates and steam cook idllis for ten to fifteen minutes.
• Serve idlis with chutneys or sambar.

Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Idli is one of the staple food in most of the south Indian homes. This is also the healthiest food as it does not contain oil or spices.