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how to make soft idli | Idli with idli rava

Prep Time 5 minutes
fermenting time 8 hours
Course: Breakfast, Main Course
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup urad dal (soak for 4 hours)
  • 2 cup idli rava (rinse in water before use)
  • ΒΌ tsp fenugreek seeds

Method
 

  1. Soak the 1 cup of urad dal and 1/4 tsp of fenugreek seeds for about 4 hours
  2. after soaked well, grind into smooth batter and keep aside
  3. Take 2 cups of idli rava in a vessel, rinse and drain off the water
  4. Next, squeeze the water from idli rava little by little using your hand.
    Put into the urad dal batter
  5. Once all the idli rava was squeezed and added into the urad dal batter, mix well using your hand.
  6. Set it for fermentation (8 hours or overnight)
  7. After fermentation, add 1 tsp of salt and mix well
  8. Pour it into the oil greased idli mold, and steam cook for 10 minutes
  9. Once the idli steamed well, take out from the mold using a wet spoon
  10. Serve the idli with chutney and/ or sambar or with both.