Ingredients:

• Boiled rice-1 cup
• Tur Dal-1/4 cup
• Urad Dal-1/4 cup
• Channa Dal-1/4 cup
• Moong Dal-1/4 cup
• Curd-1/4 cup
• Ginger-a bit
• Green Chillies-3
• Black Pepper Powder-1 tsp
• Salt-to taste
• Oil-1 tsp
• Ghee-1 tsp
• Cashew nuts-a few

Method:

1. Soak rice and dals in water for 4 hours.
2. Strain and place it in a blender along with green chillies and ginger.
3. Adding salt, grind the mixture coarsely. Transfer the contents to a vessel.
4. Add curd and black pepper powder. Allow it to ferment for 8 hours.
5. Next day, mix the batter well. In a pan, add oil and ghee. Add cashew nuts and curry leaves into it.
6. Once they turn brown, add the temperings to the batter.
7. Add water in a cooker and steam idlis by pouring them in small cups as shown in the picture.
8. You can steam in idli moulds as well. Serve hot with chutney or sambhar.