Idli Dosa Batter Recipe | How to make Idli Dosa Batter | Homemade Idli Dosa Batter | Startup Cooking

IDLI DOSA BATTER RECIPE | HOW TO MAKE IDLI DOSA BATTER | HOMEMADE IDLI DOSA BATTER

Learn how to make soft and fluffy idli at home. Idli is a soft and steamed food made from rice and lentil batter. Idli is a traditional breakfast made in every south Indian houses. Idli are naturally vegetarian, vegan, gluten free and makes one of the healthiest breakfast. Follow my step-by-step photo recipe to make idli at home. If you like the recipe, pin it, share it and tweet it. Please do try and post your comments. 

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RECIPE FOR IDLI DOSA BATTER

Course        : Main – Idli Dosa Batter

Cuisine       : South Indian

Author        : Jayashree Karthik

Prep Time   : 10 min

Soak Time  : Overnight

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INGREDIENTS

• 2 cup idli rice

• 3 cup par boiled rice

• 1 cup urad dal

• 1 tsp fenugreek seeds

• salt as needed

• water as needed to grind batter

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PROCEDURE

• in a mixing bowl, add parboiled rice and idli rice together

• wash thoroughly in running water for 3-5 times

• soak in water for overnight

• in another mixing bowl, add urad dal

• wash thoroughly in running water for 3-5 times

• soak in water for overnight

• add a tsp of fenugreek seeds in urad dal

• in the next day morning, both rice and dal double in size

• add soaked urad dal in wet grinder

• grind to a light, smooth and fluffy batter, no need to add water too much. sprinkle water at regular intervals

• transfer to a vessel

• in the same wet grinder, add rice

• grind to a slight coarse paste, by adding little water at regular intervals

• transfer this rice batter to a urad dal batter

• add salt

• mix well

• cover and ferment in warm area for 12-18 hours

• after 12-18 hours, you can see the raised fermented batter

• mix well

• now grease the idli plate with little oil

• pour one ladle full of batter in each hole

• cover and cook for 10-15 minutes

• remove idli from the pan

• serve hot with any chutney or sambar

• similarly, we can make dosa from this batter

• for crispy dosa, use cast iron pan. take one ladle full of batter, pour it in the center of the pan and spread it in a circular motion. 

• cook for 1-2 minutes

• drizzle a tsp of oil around the dosa

• after a minute, flip over to other side and cook evenly

• serve with any chutney or sambar.

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IDLI DOSA BATTER STEP-BY-STEP PHOTO RECIPE

Take 2 cup Idli Rice 

Take 3 cup Par Boiled Rice (puzhungalarisi)

mix altogether in one bowl (idli rice and parboiled rice)

Take 1 cup Urad Dal

wash in running water for 3-5 times and soak in water for overnight

wash urad dal in running water for 3-5 times and soak in water for overnight

add a tsp of fenugreek seeds in urad dal

after overnight, urad dal will look like this – urad dal double in size

after overnight rice will look like this 

in a wet grinder, add all the urad dal first

first grind without water

now sprinkle water at regular intervals

grind till the batter become light and fluffy

transfer to a big vessel 

add soaked rice in the wet grinder

grind rice by adding little water at regular intervals, no need to add too much water

grind till the batter become slight coarse in consistency

transfer this rice batter to the urad dal batter

add salt

mix well and close the vessel, keep it in warm place for fermentation for 12-18 hours

Raised fermented batter

grease idli plate with a tsp of oil, pour one ladle full of batter, cover and cook for 10-15 minutes

Super Spongy Idli Ready

take one ladle full of batter in the center of the pan and spread it in a circular motion, drizzle a tsp of oil

once color changes, flip over to otherside of the pan and cook till done

Crispy Dosa Ready