BASIC IDLI

INGREDIENTS:
2  cups parboiled rice
1  cup  urad dal
Salt to taste

METHOD:

• Pick, wash and soak dal and rice separately.
• Grind dal without adding water till it is very fine.
• Grind rice, adding little water. Mix well together dal and rice, add salt and leave to ferment overnight.
• When the mixture doubled in size, greeze idli moulds, pour the batter and steam for 8-10 minutes or till they are done. Use as desired for fusion cooking.

Note: Deep-fried and sliced idlis make a tasty cocktail. Snack with mint leaves or tomato chutney.