Ingredients
- Boil rice/Idly rice 4 cups
- Urad dal 1 cup
- Methi/Fenu greek 1 tbspn
Method
- Soak Rice, Urad & methi for about 4 to 6 hrs.
- Grind it in mixer or grinder with some water.
- Once batter is ready and add salt as per your taste.
- Allow it to ferment (overnight).
- Mix the idly mix thoroughly and add some water if required based on the consistency.
- Grease the idly plates with some oil & pour the mix in idly plates.
- Take idly cooker pour some water in the bottom.
- Place the idly plates and Steam/Boil for about 10 mins.
- Cool the Idly cooker for some time and then remove the steamed idlies.
- Serve idlies with coconut/onion chutney or sambar.
(OR)
If you do not have idly cooker we can use ordinary rice cooker. Pour some bottom of the cooker. Place the idly plates. Close with the lid. Only thing is do not place the whistle on top. Again bake the idlies for 10 mins.
(OR)
If you are preparing idlies in microwave oven. Bake the idlies for 3 to 4mins.