how to make idli batter at home ?

Idli batter is prepared with idli rice and urad dal. In south India, vegetarian recipes index without idli dosa with sambar is incomplete. Idli recipe and dosa recipe has very important place in South India . IR 20 rice variety or vellaikar rice are best rice for idli. soft idli recipe goes well with coconut chutney, sambar, Kara chutney and tomato chutney

Idli ingredients:

• Idly rice (vellaikar rice) – 1 kilogram
• Ponni rice – ½ kilogram
• Black Urad dal – 175 gram
• White urad dal – 75 gram
• Fenugreek seeds – 2 spoons
• Water to soak and grind idly batter

Steps to grinding idli batter/ making batter :

• To Begin soak idli rice in a bowl for minimum 4 hours
• Soak white and black urad dal separately for 4 hours (add fenugreeks seeds in last 15 minutes).
• After 4 hours, wash white urad dal two times and keep it aside.
• Mean while take a black urad dal then remove black part of the urad dal and keep it a side.
• Now put both urad dal in to grinder (table top grinder is best grinder for dosa batter preparation), and then grind up to 20 to 30 minutes till urad dal become fluffy.
• At middle interval add ice cubes instead of water in urad dal, it will increase quantity of urad dal and reduce grinding heat.
• Take a idli batter container and pour urad dal batter, and then pour washed rice in grinder and grind up to light semi coarse consistency by adding little amount of water(should not add too much water. consistency should be light thick).
• Next mix urad dal batter and rice batter with required salt and ferment up to minimum 10 hours.
• Once fermentation completed mix again and well and keep it a side.
• The perfect batter is ready to make soft and spongy idllies.
• idli batter proportion : vellaikar rice 1 Kg + Ponni rice 500 gram : Black urad dal 175 Gram + White urad dal 75 Gram.

Tips:

• idli sambar recipe with chutney is very popular Indian break fast recipe
• Are idli and dosa batter same :To make dosa batter recipe add little amount of water and make dosa. (Don’t add too much water; it will be semi flowing consistency)
• If you want dosa very crispy means add 1:1 ratio of ponni rice and ration rice.
• Otherwise you can also use aval (Flattened rice) for making dosa as crispy. (Probably 1 cup of aval)
• some people preparing idli dosa batter recipe with mixie

Frequently asked questions:

• how long should idli batter ferment: The dough prepared for making idli rises when kept overnight because of the production of carbon dioxide gas in it. This gas is produced as a byproduct of process of fermentation (anaerobic respiration/respiration in absence of oxygen) in batter of black lentils or rice which is used to cook idli.
• what to do if idli batter is not fermented: You can leave it for couple more hours in the open. Mix the batter and leave it in a warm place.
• visit to know learn how to Mini Sambar Idly recipe
• Visit for idly maavu recipe in tamil=> idli batter preparation in tamil

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Instant Idli Mix Recipe

(usually made with urad dal and rice flour)

Instant Idli Mix: Idli Premix: Instant Idli Powder: Idli Recipe: usually made with urad dal and rice flour.

The first thing we need to understand is What is Premix?

Premix is a powder basically prepared of such which takes much time in preparation like idli, dosa, halwa, etc.

Today I am sharing a recipe of Instant Idli Mix. This mix is helpful for bachelors and of course for the morning hectic schedule. This gives us an easy and quick way to prepare soft, fluffy and delicious idlis. This will not work for Dosa, there is a different recipe for the Instant Dosa Mix.

This mix will be helpful when you have strong craving for authentic idli but does not want to do much hassle of fermentation and grinding process. The whole process will take less than 30 minutes means now you can enjoy the authentic taste of idlis in just 30 minutes.

Discussing in detail about the mix: I am dry roasting all the things which is a necessary step here as the main purpose to roast all the things is to remove the moisture content from everything to improve the shelf life.

Next, I am using Flatten Rice/Poha (can use either thick or thin) which provides the softness to idlis. Lastly, I am using Fruit Salt to eliminate the fermentation process. You can use baking soda as an alternative.

So, if guests are at your place you can serve it to them. You can also make your kids happy as serving it in their lunch box. Serve these idlis with the authentic chutneys of South or with Sambhar. You can also make Fried Idlis with this.

Step by step instructions

Preparing Instant Idli Mix

• Take a pan and add 1 cup of urad dal in it. Roast it for 2-3 minutes on low- medium flame. Take it out on a plate.

• Now, roast flattened rice(poha) and 1 tsp of fenugreek seeds(methi dana) for a minute. Take it out on a plate.

• Put all three things in a grinder.

• Grind well to make a fine powder.

• Again, take a pan and add 2 cups of rice flour to it. Roast for 2 minutes on low medium flame.

• Mix rice flour along with the prepared powder. Mix it well.

• Instant Idli mix is ready. Store it in an airtight container for about 2 months in the refrigerator.

Preparing Idli with the Instant Idli Mix

• Take 2 cups of Idli mix in a bowl.

• Add 2 tbsp of curd in it.

• Add salt according to your taste to it.

• Mix it well. With the help of water, make a batter neither too thick nor runny.

• Allow the batter to rest for 10 minutes.

• After 5 minutes, mix the batter again and if needed add 1-2 tbsp of water.
• Add 1 tsp of fruit salt to the mixture and mix well by mixing in one side only.

• Fill the molds with the batter.

• Steam them on a medium flame for 10-15 minutes. Check-in between with the toothpick or knife.

• If done, take out the molds and allow it to cool down completely.
• Take out the idlis with the help of a knife.

• Serve with sambar or coconut chutney.

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Instant Idli Mix

get soft fluffy idlis injust 30 minutes.

Course Breakfast, lunch, snacks

Cuisine Indian

Keyword fluffy idli, healthy breakfast, healthy dish, idli, instant idli, instant idli mix, instant recipe, soft idli

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Equipment

• Pan for roasting the flour
• Mixer grinder for grinding the lentil and flattened
• rice idli maker for idli

Ingredients

• 2 cups rice flour
• 1 cup urad dal
• 1/2 cup flattened rice poha
• 1 tbsp methi dana fenugreek seeds
• salt as per taste
• 2 tbsp curd
• oil for greasing idli stand
• water as required
• 1 tbsp fruit salt/ baking soda

Instructions

Preparing Instant IdliMix

• Take a pan and add 1 cup of urad dal in it.
• Roast it for 2-3 minutes on low- medium flame. Take it out on a plate.
• Now, roast flattened rice(poha) for a minute. Take it out on a plate.
• Roast 1 tsp of fenugreek seeds(methi dana) for a minute.
• Put all three things in agrinder.
• Grind well to make a fine powder.
• Again, take a pan and add 2 cups of rice flour to it. Roast for 2 minutes on low medium flame.
• Mix rice flour along with the prepared powder. Mix it well.
• Instant Idli mix is ready. Store it in an airtight container for about 2 months in the refrigerator.

Preparing Idli with the Instant Idli Mix

• Take 2 cups of Idli mix in a bowl.
• Add salt according to your taste to it.
• Add 2 tbsp of curd in it.
• Mix it well. With the help of water, make a batter neither too thick nor runny.
• Allow the batter to rest for 5 minutes.
• After 5 minutes, mix the batter again and if needed add 1-2 tbsp of water.
• Grease the idli molds with oil and put the water in steamer to boil.
• Add 1 tsp of fruit salt to the mixture and mix well by mixing in one side only.
• Fill the molds with the batter.
• Steam them on a medium flame for 10-15 minutes. Check-in between with the tooth pick or knife.
• If done, take out the molds and allow it to cool down completely.
• Take out the idli's with the help of a knife.
• Serve with sambar o rcoconut chutney.

Notes

• This mix is only for the making of idli's, not for dosa.
• Store it in an airtight container for 2 months in the refrigerator.
• You can replace fruit salt with baking soda.
• Put the batter in the molds immediately after adding fruit salt/ baking soda.

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