Rice idli(idly) recipe

INGREDIENTS:

1. Parboiled rice – 4 cups
2. Black gram (Urad dal) - 1 cup
3. Soda bicarbonate - 1/2 tablespoon (tbsp.)
4. Salt - to taste

PREPARATION:

1. Wash and soak parboiled rice, black gram (urad dal) separately overnight  or 4 to 5 hours.
2. Grind the soaked rice for 20 minutes or until the rice is ground into a thick fine batter (When you run the batter between your fingers, it should feel like butter.). Transfer this to a bowl NOTE: you can grind rice to fine coarse as well.
3. Now grind the Black gram (Urad dal ) to thick fine batter. (about 30 minutes) NOTE: When you run the batter between your fingers, it should feel like butter..
4. Now add the ground Black gram (Urad dal ) to the ground rice.
5. Now add soda bicarbonate, salt and beat well (mix well).
6. Cover and keep aside for 7-8 hours, undisturbed. To make idli’s, do not beat the batter again.
7. Spoon batter onto an idli(idly) stand.
8. Heat water in idli(idly) cooker, and place stand in.
9. Steam for 5-7 minutes.
10. Insert a clean matchstick (back end) or a skewer. The skewer should come out clean if the idli’s are done.

NOTES:

1. Total Preparation Time : Soaking Time: 7-8 hour (Grinding: 30 minutes,Fermenting: 7-8 hours,Steaming: 7-8 minutes per round.)