Recipe: Idli
Total time: 30 mins

Ingredients used in Idli
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Urad dal - 1 cup.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Idli rava (cream of rice) - 2 cup.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Salt - 1 tea spoon.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Water -  as required.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Coriander leaves (chopped) - 1 bunch.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Carrots (grated) - 1 cup.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Beans - 1 cup.

Method:
Rinse and soak the above cream of rice and urad dal seperately in water for at least6 hours for urad dal and 4 hours for cream of rice.
Then grind urad dal in a blender (with adding little water).
Drain out water from cream of rice and add into urad dal paste.
Then add salt and keep it aside (to ferment ) for approx 12 hours in a large bowl.
Take idli plates and place a drop of oil in each idli mould and spread it over the entire mould.
Pour idli batter in every mould.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves, carrot and beans or with gun powder. (Optional).
Heat 2 cups of water in a large vessel or pressure cooker and place the filled idli plates and cover with lid. Cook onhigh heat for about 20 minutes.
Remove the plates from the vessel and let it cool for 10 minutes. Then remove the idlis. Pour 2 teaspoons of sesame oil while serving.

Serve idli with sambar, dosai milagai powder, and coconut chutney.