







Microwave on HIGH for 4 minutes and 30 seconds. Carefully remove from the microwave - the mold will be hot! Remove the lid. Check for doneness, the idli are fully cooked when the center springs back to the touch. If idly are not cooked, place it back in the microwave for another 30-45 seconds. Let rest for 5 minutes.





Heat water in a steamer or pressure cooker. Grease the molds with oil. Now take out the fermented batter, and pour one tbsp (appx) batter into each mould. Once the water starts boiling, place the idli stand and close with a lid. If you are using a pressure cooker, then remove the whistle from the lid.







Grease idli plate with little oil. Pour the batter till 3/4th of the mould. Boil water in an idli pot. Place the idli plate and steam for 10 to 15 minutes till idli is cooked well. Remove the idli plate and rest for 2 minutes. Then remove the idli with a spoon. Serve hot with coconut chutney or tomato chutney, Sambar or kurma as you like. Enjoy !









The origins of idli can be traced back to the ancient kingdoms of South India, where rice and lentils were staple ingredients. The first mentions of idli can be found in ancient Tamil and Kannada literature. The Tamil text "Manasollasa," attributed to King Someshvara III of the Kalyani Chalukya dynasty (circa 1124 CE), makes a passing ...



Instructions. firstly, in a large bowl soak 1 cup urad dal for 2 hours. also, soak 2 cup idli rice for hours. after, 1 hour of soaking of urad dal, drain off the water and transfer to the grinder. grind for 45 minutes adding water as required. use urad dal soaked water for grinding, as it helps in fermentation.





Reading Time: 7 minutes Idli & Dosa batter recipe is one of the mandatory recipe to learn in every South Indian home. Atleast once a week, we all make the batter and make idlis and dosas. Most of us have a schedule of making batter on sunday and use the batter atleast for 2-3 days during the weekdays.







Add water for soaking. Rice and dal have to be soaked separately for minimum 6 hours to maximum 10 hours. After soaking period, rinse rice and dal separately 2 to 3 times once again. First in a grinder (preferably wet grinder) add urad dal with little water to begin with and grind until it turns smooth and fluffy.







Recipes with Idli Batter. Mini Spinach Idlis. Yes, when we think of different types of idli or recipes with idli, what comes to our mind is recipes with Idli batter.You can make the popular Gujarati Farsan Khatta Dhokla and Mini Spinach Idlis.. Kanchipuram Idli. There are also other varieties of idli such as the Quick Rava Idli, Dahi Idli, …





How to make idli batter. Soak the idli rice, urad dal, and methi in a bowl for 4-6 hours. you can also soak them in a separate bowl. Soaking makes the grains soft and plumped up. It's then ready for the next step, grinding. Blend the soaked grains with just enough water to get the right consistency of the batter.



Take a wide bottomed vessel (of suitable size) or the idli steamer or pressure cooker. Pour 2 cups of water, place the IDLI stand inside & close the vessel with lid. Steam cook on stove top under high flame,for 10 to 12 mins. In an Instant Pot: Add 2 cups of water to the Inner Pot, place the IDLI stand inside.



Heat water in an idly steamer or pressure cooker. Now oil the idli moulds with some oil and put a ladle full of batter in each mould. Steam for 10 minutes and turn off the gas. Allow to cool for 2-3 minutes. Open and demould. Your soft, spongy idlis are ready to serve. Have them hot with sambar and chutney.




