Idlis are like religion and if you are a fanatic, you would want to make perfect homemade idlis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the quality of the ingredients definitely plays a very important role in getting a yummy end product that\u2019s savoured and polished off in minutes, here are a few tips to get the idlis right every time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Soak a few Fenugreek seeds (that\u2019s methi dana in hindi) along with your batter. It aids the fermentation and gives a nice and distinctive flavour. Just be sure not to overdo it otherwise your idlis might taste slightly bitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The rice and urad dal need to be soaked in separate containers. You might think that they are going to be ultimately mixed so what\u2019s the need. However, they both need different quantities of water to soften.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Use less dal and more rice since it\u2019s dal that ferments more. This would also make your idlis super soft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For this once, use non iodised salt as the iodine does not support the fermentation process. Rock salt or pink salt is great as it\u2019s not been processed nor does it have any anti-caking agents added to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Remember to keep the batter in a warm place for it to rise. Winters? Put the batter in a preheated oven that has been switched off. Or keep the light of your oven switched on for it to provide warmth inside the oven without it being turned on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Adding a little poha or even sabudana will aid the fermentation process. Keep them handy and sprinkle a little in your idli batter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While grinding the batter, if you are using the mixie, (as most of us do, unless we have a wet grinder at home), the batter gets heated up. Add some ice cubes to keep it cool or use ice water for the grinding process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A too-thin or a runny batter will give you idlis that lie flat without rising. Remember to have the batter at a thick pouring consistency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Remember to grease the idli plates in the steamer to take out perfectly fine idlis that don\u2019t break. Wait for a minute or two before removing them. Use a sharp spoon to do it in a swift motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don\u2019t use the water you have used to soak in the dal and rice for grinding. Drain them and use fresh water. Your idlis will look whiter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So go ahead and try your hand at making the perfect idli the next time around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do you have a secret tip that\u2019s been handed down the generations for making the perfect idli? Share it with us!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Idlis are like religion and if you are a fanatic, you would want to make perfect homemade idlis. While the quality of the ingredients definitely plays a very important role in getting a yummy end product that\u2019s savoured and polished off in minutes, here are a few tips to get the idlis right every time!","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1458,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[138],"tags":[52,157],"class_list":["post-1292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture-and-entertainment","tag-food","tag-idli"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theblogchatter.com\/BeStorified\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theblogchatter.com\/BeStorified\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theblogchatter.com\/BeStorified\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblogchatter.com\/BeStorified\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblogchatter.com\/BeStorified\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1292"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblogchatter.com\/BeStorified\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1567,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblogchatter.com\/BeStorified\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1292\/revisions\/1567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblogchatter.com\/BeStorified\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theblogchatter.com\/BeStorified\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblogchatter.com\/BeStorified\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblogchatter.com\/BeStorified\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}