Ingredients
Parboiled Rice – 3 cups
Urad Dhal – 1 cup
Sago – 1/2 teaspoon
fenugreek Seeds – 2 TeaspoonSalt – 2 teaspoon
Ghee for taste (optional)
Idli Sambar -one big bowl
Method:
Wash and Soak both the rice and dhal separately in water for about 6 to 8 hours.
Add Sago to rice when washing and soaking
Add Fenugreek Seeds to Dhal while soaking
Grind rice and dhal separately to a fine paste.
Use Chilled water to grind.
Mix together with salt and make a thick batter.
Leave it for atleast 8 hours to ferment.
Boil water in the idli cooker.
Grease the small idli plates. Mix the batter thoroughly.
Pour the batter in the idli plate and put it inside the cooker. Steam it for 7 to 10 minutes.
(If you are using pressure cooker, do not put the weight. Allow the steam to come out).
Take out the plates from the cooker and leave it outside for one to two minutes. Remove the idli using a sharp spoon.
Transfer the idli on to the serving bowl and add sambar till idlis are covered and serve with 1/2 teaspoon of Ghee on the top.