Idli and Dosa Batter
Idli and Dosa are famous south Indian yummy food for breakfast. Making them is very easy at home with perfect and superb taste.
Ingredients
Idli Batter
- ½ cup white lentil
- 1½ cup idli rava
- 1½ cup water
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ cup water
Dosa Batter
- 2 cup white rice Low Quality is recommended
- ½ cup white lentil
- ¼ cup flattened rice
- 1 tsp fenugreek seeds
- 2 tbsp split chickpeas
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
Instructions
Idli Batter
- Take white lentils in a bowl and wash them 2-3 times and soak in water for 7-8 hours.
- Grind in a mixer to make a fine paste. If needed add a little water.
- Transfer into a bowl. Add idli rava and whip it while adding water in small quantities.
- Keep it aside for fermentation for 10-11 hours. Can adjust hours depending on the season. More time in cold seasons and less time in hot seasons.
- The batter should be now double in quantity. Add salt, water and mix them.
- Idli batter is ready.
Dosa Batter
- Take three bowls. first with Rice, second with white lentil, third with flattened rice, fenugreek seeds and split chickpeas.
- Wash them and soak them in water for 8-10 hours.
- In the mixer first, add the third bowl ingredients and then the second bowl. make a fine paste and transfer into a bowl.
- Make a fine paste of the first bowl which is rice using the mixer and mix with the previous paste.
- Mix them and keep them for aside for fermentation for 10-12 hours.
- The batter is now double in quantity. Add salt, sugar and mix.
- The batter is ready for making Dosa.
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Notes
Both the batter can be preserved in refrigirator for upto 3 days. Also, water can be added if needed to the batter anytime.
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