Idli/Dosa Batter

Ingredients

5 cups idly rice
1 cup whole urad dal
2 tsp methi seeds
1 handful poha ( to give it softness)

Method

1) Soak idli rice and poha in water for atleast 2 hours ( longer the better , overnight is good )

2) Soak whole urad dal and methi seeds in water ( same as above )

3) First grind dal to very smooth consistency

4) Add 3 spoons salt to batter

5) Next grind rice to smooth consistency and to the above batter and mix well.


Suppose you soak overnight and grind the morning.
Immediately after grinding, we can make dosas by adding some buttermilk.
In the evening and later you can make dosas by adding some water ( maybe the water used for cleaning the mixie ).
Now keep the batter in fridge overnight.
You can make idli next day. Let it come to room temperature before making idli else it will be too hard. Steam for 10 minutes without weight.
You can also make idli upma if the idli becomes hard.