Idli Sambar recipe

Idli in Marathi

Ingredients:
1/2 cup Urad Dal
1 & 1/2 cup Idli Rava
Salt to taste
1/4 cup Pressed Rice (thin variety)
1 tsp Sugar

Method:
1) Soak Idli Rava and Urad Dal separately for 5 hours. Do not add too much water to Idli rava, add only enough to soak the Rava. Add Pohe to soaked rava.
2) After 5 hours drain water from urad dal. Grind to very smooth paste. Add little water if needed. Paste should be very fine and smooth. Then add Rava, sugar and salt to the grinder. Grind it with urad dal paste. Transfer it to another Pot. Take a deep pot as the mixture will rise after fermentation. Cover and set aside in warm place for 10 to 12 hours.
3) Once batter is well fermented, stir in one direction. Grease Idli molds with little oil. Fill them 3/4 with the batter. Take Idli cooker, add water (fill upto 2 inches) and let it heat up. If you are using normal pressure cooker, remove the weight before using, as we want to steam cook, not to pressure cook.
4) Once water starts bubbling, place the filled Idli stand, cover with lid and steam cook for 12 to 15 minutes. Turn the heat off and let the cooker stand for 5 minutes. Scoop out idlis by using knife of sharp edged spoon.
Serve hot with Coconut chutney or spicy Sambar.

Note:
Cold climate is unsuitable for fermentation. In that case, preheat over 250 F for 3 minutes. Turn off the oven and put the batter covered in the oven. and let it sit in the oven for 8 to 10 hours for fermentation.