Meena's Taste Mantra

Homemade Idli | Dosa | Uttappam Batter

This is Amma's USP...the way she makes the Homemade Idli | Dosa Batter is just a wonder. Each time the same taste, same consistency ... whatever be the season! Just YUM!

Ingredients:

4 cups Idli Rice

1 cup Gota Urad Dal | Whole Urad Dal

1 tsp Methi | Fenugreek Seeds

3 tsp Salt

Method:

Wash and soak Idli Rice for 6 hours. Soak the methi seeds along with it.
Wash and soak Urad Dal 2 hours before grinding the batter.
In a wet-grinder, first add the soaked urad dal and grind it to a smooth paste.
Transfer the smooth Urad paste to a vessel.
Then add the soaked Idli Rice and Methi seeds and grind them to a coarse batter. This should be of a thick consistency, so add water accordingly while grinding. Coarse as in like fine Rava | Semolina.
Transfer this thick Idli Rice paste to the Urad Dal paste vessel.
Add salt and mix the batter thoroughly.
The vessel should be such that it is half full, as after fermentation the batter almost doubles.
Keep the batter for fermenting overnight or atleast 10 -12 hours.
You can make Idli from this batter. If the batter is too thick, add very little water to adjust it to dropping consistency.
In case you want to make Dosa | Uttappam, you need to adjust the consistency with required water.

Note: We have used Ultra Wet Grinder. In case you are using normal mixie. then the you must use 3 cups of Idli Rice for 1 cup of Whole Urad Dal

About C R Meena

(c) 2014 - 2016, Meena's Taste Mantra is the result of my ardent desire to share my recipes, with all who appreciate and celebrate food. These recipes are as a result of 60 years of cooking experience, influenced by tradition and exposure to various concepts, new recipes/ingredients and a passion for cooking - adapting to healthier alternatives.