How to make Soft & Spongy Idly with Step by Step Pictures

Ingredients

Idly Rice   : 4 cups
Urad dal   : 1 cup
Fenugreek seeds  : 1 tsp
Salt

Method

Wash & Soak urad dal & rice for 4 hours.
Add fenugreek seeds to the urad dal.

Add the urad dal & fenugreek mixture to the blender with little water  & grind for 45 minutes. 

Take it out in a bowl. 

Next add the rice to the blender & grind.Make a paste adding little water at a time.. 

Remove & add this rice mixture to the urad dal paste. Add salt & mix well  

Keep aside & let the batter rest for minimum 8 hours or overnight.

Next morning the batter would have raised well?Can you see the fermented batter? 

Grease Idli mould with little oil.

Mix the batter well & pour a ladle of batter in the greased mould.  

Steam cook for 10 minutes. 

After 2 minutes,remove the plates & keep aside to cool.Scoop the idly out .. 

Spongy,Moist & soft Idlies are Ready now...

Serve Hot with Coconut chutney,Tiffin Sambar & Idly milagai Podi...

Enjoy :):)