How to grind idly batter in ultra wet grinder ??? இட்லி தோசை மாவு??? This question should be there on mind, for every newly married girl while entering into the kitchen.This post is targeted only for the beginners, who are struggling to make soft idli. Hope all hubbies will say the same dialog “my mom makes mallipoo idly:)”. Let’s break that and start make idli soft and fluffy. Have you heard about kushboo idli:) All these names for idli because of the softness of idli. I believe grinder plays an important role behind all soft idli. I am using ULTRA WET GRINDER almost for 10 yrs and till now no problem with that. Weekly once i will grind idly batter and store it in the fridge. Idly batter consistency is very important for soft idly. Today I am featuring how to make idly in ultra grinder with rice flour and urad dal flour.While writing the Kanchipuram idli post I thought post the idly batter preparation video. Yesterday i grinded the idli batter and took video for posting:) Before proceeding with the preparation of idly batter let’s see first about the ultra wet grinder.
The grinder which am using is ultra wet grinder which contains stainless Steel Drum, Conical Grinding Stone, Atta Kneader, coconut scraper. For grinding the idly flour, we use stainless steel drum, conical grinding stone.
Idly batter ratio
4 cup idly rice
1 cup urad dal
1 tsp methi seeds(vendhayam)
water as required.
How to soak Idly rice and dal:
Add the dal and methi seeds together in a bowl wash and rinse it.Then fill water till the dal completely immerse.Do same for idly rice also. Soak both the dal and rice for minimum 3 hours.
idli batter preparation, step by step instructions
Once the batter transferred to the box, immediately wash the grinder vessel and stone and then proceed to the next step. Now, add salt and mix well using your hand or ladle.
Steps how to do fermentation of idly batter???
Mix the batter well, bring it from top to bottom and bottom to top.Close the box and keep aside for overnight or let it ferment for 8 hours minimum.
Cover and let it for 8 hours and after 8 hours the batter will become double – triple quantity of the batter.Mix well before you make idly.
10 Tips to grind perfect idli batter:
- This is original idly batter recipe soda is not used.But for instant idly batter you can soda , keep the batter for 30 mins and then start making idlies.
- Always grind the dal and rice separately. don’t add water at a time add little by little.
- dal need to soak for min 3 hours.
- need to keep the batter closed for min 8 hours.
- Store the remaining batter in the fridge and take only required amount while using and keep back the batter in the fridge.
- If the idly batter is not fluffy means you have not added the perfect ratio, so pls make sure of the ratio its 4:1
- use always the good variety of dal and idly rice, for dal i always prefer udhayam it never fails.
- while mixing i prefer to use my hand but if you are very conscious then use a ladle. for good fermentation hand play a role and batter will get fermented very soon.
- before making idly mix the batter well and then drop it in the idli pot if you take the idli from top you can’t get soft idly because the urad dal batter always in top and rice batter settle in bottom so mix properly every time and use.
- Add salt immediately only made the batter, don’t delay.
Idly batter grinding video:
- 4 cup idly rice
- 1 cup urad dal
- 1 tsp methi seeds(vendhayam)
- water as required.
- Add the dal and methi seeds together in a bowl wash and rinse it.Then fill water till the dal completely immerse.Do same for idly rice also. Soak both the dal and rice for minimum 3 hours.
- We are going to grind dal and rice separately.Always grind the dal first and then rice. Before start grinding drop little water(1 cup) and then add the dal inside the grinder and grind it.
- Add a little water(1/3 cup) while grinding, don’t add water at a time drop little by little, till it comes like light and fluffy batter.After 3-4 minutes add water(1/2 cup).Check the dal fully grinded and the batter should be fluffy.Then take out the flour in a bowl.keep aside.
- Wash the rice and clean.Add little water first before adding the rice to the grinder.Don’t drop the rice at a time, add little by little.
- Grind the rice little coarsely not nicely, add a little water if needed.Once the stage occurs transfer it to the big bowl or box.
- Once the batter transferred to the box, immediately wash the grinder vessel and stone and then proceed to the next step. Now, add salt and mix well using your hand or ladle.
- Mix the batter well, bring it from top to bottom and bottom to top.Close the box and keep aside for overnight or let it ferment for 8 hours minimum.
- Cover and let it for 8 hours and after 8 hours the batter will become double – triple quantity of the batter.Mix well before you make idly.
Always grind the dal and rice separately. don't add water at a time add little by little.
dal need to soak for min 3 hours.
need to keep the batter closed for min 8 hours.
Store the remaining batter in the fridge and take only required amount while using and keep back the batter in the fridge.
If the idly batter is not fluffy means you have not added the perfect ratio, so pls make sure of the ratio its 4:1
use always the good variety of dal and idly rice, for dal i always prefer udhayam it never fails.
while mixing i prefer to use my hand but if you are very conscious then use a ladle. for good fermentation hand play a role and batter will get fermented very soon.
before making idly mix the batter well and then drop it in the idli pot if you take the idli from top you can't get soft idly because the urad dal batter always in top and rice batter settle in bottom so mix properly every time and use.
Add salt immediately only made the batter, don't delay.
Few post using idly dosa batter:
1. Methu Vadai
2. Mini Idly
4. Dosai
Have a nice Day!!!
Hi prema, one more thing is that if u add ice cold water while grinding, ur idlies will be more fluffier. I’ve tried this and it really works. You also try and tell me the result. Trust me. It really works.
Thanks pallavi,sure will give a try…
Test comments. ..
Very useful to beginners. Good job.
Great website!!! Blogs like this is what helps people like me to cook Indian food more and more :-))) I have a question about the measurements. How much is 1 cup? I see you use the cup measurement for rice, dal and even water. Can we know how much this is in grams and ml if possible?
thanks,pls check this measurements. it will help you…http://www.premascook.com/measurements
What’s your ultra grinder capacity? 1.25L or 2L?
2L
Hi Premlatha.
can you please tell me how long we need to grind dal for idle batter.(in minutes)
thnaks
depends on the how the batter become smooth and fluffy..
Hi Prema,
I am planning to buy 2litre ultra wet grinder and was wondering if it can grind small quantities as in 1 cup of dal too? We are a family of three and don’t have a fridge. so I grind in small quantities sufficient for a days use. I know there’s a 1.25L model but for any future use, I am interested in 2L model.
Nicely explained. By reading this it will become very easier to use any wet grinder.
Thanks
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Can you please tell how much water you used for grinding rice?
Can you please tell the amount of water for grinding rice?
It depends on the quality of the dhal and the rice, I have used 2 cups
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Hi
I am using ultra perfect grinder. But it is not grinding dal very smooth. Some whole dal is visible after 30 – 40 minutes of grinding. Why?
How can I overcome this problem?
actually we need to add water initially and then the dal, if u add it before it won’t grind properly
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I see some recipes use a mixer-grinder for idly and some use a wet grinder. I’m not Indian so please forgive the naive question. Why do some people use each one? Does the wet grinder make it more smooth or fluffy? Or is it because you can make much more in the wet grinder and only small quantities in the mixer-grinder? Thanks!
PS: I think where you say “at a time” you might mean “all at once” No criticism, I just thought you’d like to know. <3