Ingredients:

• 2 cups – Rice
• 1 cup – Urad Dal
• Salt to taste

Method:

1. Wash rice 6 to 8 times.
2. Drain water and roast on a pan till the rice grains become almost dry.
3. Soak rice immediately in cold water.
4. Wash and soak urad dal separately.
5. After 4 or 5 hours, grind rice and urad dal to make a coarse batter.
6. Add salt to taste.
7. Leave aside for 8 hours or till the batter is fermented.
8. Smear idli pans with a little oil and cook idlis in pressure cooker without weight.
9. After the steaming stops, wait for 10 minutes and remove cooker from flame.

Recipe courtesy of Manjula