Soft Idlis

Ingredients

Idli  Rice : 2 cups
Urad Dal (Uzhunnu) : 3/4 cup
Cooked rice : 3/4 cup
Fenugreek seeds(Uluva) : 1/4 teaspoon


Method
Soak Idli Rice  in water for 6 hours.Soak urad dal and methi seeds together in water for 3 1/2 hours.Drain the water from urad dal and grind it into a smooth paste by adding little water.Keep aside.Drain water from rice and grind it along with cooked rice by adding water.Now mix the ground items.The batter should not be too thick or too watery.Allow it to ferment overnight.On next day add little salt .Apply little oil on the steaming pan.Pour the batter on the steaming pan and steam  cook for 10 minutes.

Tips

1)if you don't have Idli rice,substitute it with the white rice ,which is  used for normal cooking,provided the rice is not a  sticky rice.
2)add the drained water of urad dal while grinding
3)During winter time,set the oven on to minimum for about 5 minutes,and then turn it off.Keep the batter in  oven to aid the fermentation.
4)You could also keep the oven light on,while keeping  the batter inside the oven .