easy idli batter recipe | idli dosa batter | multipurpose batter for idli & dosa

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 40 minutes
  • Total time: 530 minutes
  • Yield: 10 Servings
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Cuisine: south indiain

Ingredients

  • 1½ cup urad dal
  • 3 cup idli rava
  • water (for soaking & grinding)

Method

  1. firstly, soak 1½ cup urad dal for 2 hours. make sure to rinse urad dal well.
  2. drain off the water and transfer to the grinder.
  3. blend for 40 minutes to smooth and fluffy batter adding water as required.
  4. transfer the urad dal batter to a large bowl and keep aside.
  5. in a large bowl take 3 cup idli rava and rinse 3 times.
  6. drain off the water making sure the water is running clean.
  7. now squeeze off the idli rava and transfer to the urad dal batter.
  8. mix well making sure everything is well combined.
  9. cover and ferment for 8 hours or until it is well fermented.
  10. now add 1 tsp salt and mix gently.
  11. finally, idli batter is ready to prepare idli, uttapam, appe or punugulu.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.