Monday, April 22, 2013

Idly Dough...

Idly would be the last thing that I would prepare, but when I ran out of breakfast options, I had think of preparing it. I took the necessary instructions from my mom.

Ingredients:

1 md cup urad dal
1 1/2 cup avalakki
3 md cup rice

So it's, 1 : 1 1/2  : 3

Wash and soak urad dal and avalakki in one bowl while the rice is also washed and soaked in another bowl. Soak for a min of 12hrs. Before grinding, let's remove excess water from both the bowls.

Urad dal and avalakki has to be grinded first throughly and then rice to the earlier batter. In the end, all 3 has to be grinded together, to a fine paste. If required, while grinding, we can add water when required.

Transfer the grinded mixture into a bigger bowl, add salt and mix it throughly with our hand, so that the batter is ready for overnight fermenting. 

The volume of the batter will be little raised, stir the batter gently, if its properly fermented the batter will be light, airy and fluffy. Next day, take the idly baking set. Pour water to the cooker and smear oil to the idly plates and allow it to steam cook. Insert a tooth pick or a knife to check if it comes out clean, which will ensure if the idly is cooked completely.

Enjoy eating hot idlys with coconut chutney.

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