Idli

INGREDIENTS
3 cups rice washed and soaked for 3 hrs
1 cup white udad dal washed and soked for 5 hrs
1tspn cooking soda
Salt to taste.

METHOD
Step1-Mix rice and udad dal and grind it to fine paste(add water to mke a smooth paste)
Step2-Add in the cooking soda
Step3-Leave the batter for fermentation (minimum 3 hours upto overnight)
Step4-Grease the idli mould and pour batter on to it.
Step5-Steam for 12-15 mins.
Serve hot with chutney or sambhar

The trick of making perfect idli batter is it's proportion of rice and udad dal, 3:1 is the most accurate proportion.