Poo Idli and Moru Moru Dosai

This is for all my friends out there who have been mesmerized by the velvety soft idlis! I call it the Poo Idli, literally meaning soft like the rose petals and white as jasmine. This is easy and foolproof recipe for both Idli and Dosa. And what more no baking soda required! Smile away and give it a go! 

POO IDLI

MORU MORU DOSAI

Ingredients:

• 6 glasses of Idli rice/ salem rice
• 1 glass urad dal/ uluntham paruppu
• 3 1/2 glasses medium aval
• 1 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds/ vendhayam
• 2 tbsp raw rice/ pacharasi
• salt as needed
• water as required

Method:

• soak Idli rice, urad dal, raw rice and fenugreek seeds in enough water for at least 5 hours.
• soak the aval separately for 5 hours.
• Grind everything to very smooth batter. 
• Pour the batter into a large bowl.
• If you would like to make the idlis/ dosa the next day, mix salt to required batter and refrigerate the rest.
• This will allow fermentation of the batter leading to super soft idlis or crispy dosas.
• For preparation of Idli - the batter should be slightly thicker than the dosa batter.
• Steam the idlis on medium flame for 10 mins. 
• Try it with Cucumber pumpkin chutney or Mangad chicken curry.

Caution:

• When the idlis are cooking, do not keep opening the lid, this will make the idlis flat.
• Once the idlis are done, open the lid and expose the idlis for about 3 - 4 mins before scooping them out. this will ensure you don't get a sticky spoon or soggy idlis.
• Dip the spoon in water and then scoop it out for perfectly shaped idlis.