soft idly

Ingredients
Idly rice                         -2 cups
(Ponni rice if possible)
Urud dal                       -1 cup
cooked rice                   - 1/2 cup
Fenugreek seeds(Methi) -1/4 tsp
  Salt as per taste

Method:

•  Soak Idly rice and Methi together in water for about 5-6 hours.
•   Soak urud dal in water for 3 1/2 hours.
•   Drain the water from urud dal and grind it in mixiewith little water.
•   Fine grind it until the mixture is frothy. Keep aside
•   Now drain water from soaked rice and methi.
•   Grind these along with cooked rice and little water in mixie.
•   Now mix the ground items and add salt.
•   Allow it to ferment for 16 - 18 hours. 

• Add 3 tbsp gingelly oil to the batter
• pour it in the idly plates and steam nicely