Idly – Marathi Recipe

Instructions

• Take rice into a bowl and wash it really good with water for 2-3 times.
• Add water and soak the rice for 4 hours.
• Take urad dal and add methi seeds.
• Mix well and wash them really good with water 2-3 times.
• Add water and soak for 4 hours.
• Take pohe and wash with water. Soak for just about 5 minutes.
• Take the dal out into a blender pot and add water.
• Blend well into fine paste. Transfer the batter into a pot.
• Take rice and pohe in a blender pot and blend into a little coarse batter.
• Take the rice batter out into the dal batter.
• Take a whisk and mix well for about 4-5 minutes.
• Cover and ferment the batter for 10-12 hours.
• Add salt and mix well.
• Take the idly stand and grease it well with oil.
• Add the batter in each mould and leave some space for idly to puff up.
• Arrange the idly in crisscross pattern.
• It means idly in upper dish should come in between 2 lower idlies.
• Add 1”water in idly cooker and put the idly pot in it.
• Steam the idlies on medium heat for 20 minutes.
• Let it rest for 5 minutes more.
• Take the idly pot out of idly cooker and rest for 5 minutes more.
• Take the idlies out. Idlies are already.
• Serve with hot sambar and khobaryachi chutney.