Idly / Dosa batter using Sona masoori rice

Ingredients:

Sona masoori Rice – 2 1/2 cups
Urad dal – 1/2 cup
Methi seeds – 1 tsp
Poha  – 2 tbsp
Salt – as required

Method:

1) Wash, Soak urad dal and methi seeds together for 6 to 8 hours.
2) In another bowl soak washed rice and poha for 6- 8 hours.
3) Wash and grind urad dal and methi seeds till smooth. It should double up the original quantity.(depends on the quality of urad dal). Do not add more water. Just sprinkle when needed.
4) Grind rice and poha till smooth with required water.
5) Take it in same bowl with ground urad dal.
6) Add salt. Ferment overnight.
7) Once fermented, Check for consistency. Add water only needed.

Notes:

1) Add poha to rice only before grinding.
2) Instead poha , you can also add cooked rice.
3) Batter will be good in first day to make idli.
4) The following days will be good for making dosa, paniyaram or uthapam.
5) For dosa the batter should be in flowing consistency.
6) For idli, should be thicker than that.
7) I have used mixer or blender to make batter.
8) I have placed the grinded batter in Oven overnight.