Idli dosa Batter recipe with lentils and Rice

South Indian food is my family's all time favorite. Idli or Dosa can be eaten at any time of the day and is very light as a food. Here is the recipe to prepare batter that can be used for either idli or for dosa. For idli the batter can be used as it is and for dosa it can be diluted with little water.

Ingredients

• 1 cup Urad dal 
• 3 cups of Idli rice (3 times the quantity of urad dal) 
• half a tsp of fenugreek seeds or Methi seeds 
• 2-3 table spoons of thick Poha

Instructions

• Soak rice and Urad dal separately in water. Also add fenugreek seeds and Poha with Urad dal. Let them soak in water for around 4-6 hours. 
  

• Drain out water. 
  

• Grind rice in a mixer in batches with little water to form smooth paste. 
  

• Now grind urad dal with little water to form smooth paste and add to the grinded rice paste. 
  

• Add little salt and water if required. Now mix it well. For proper fermentation, beat the batter in one direction for around 2-3 minutes. 

• Now cover it and let it rest in warm place (e.g Oven) for around 8-10 hours or overnight. Let it ferment.
  

• Increase in batter quantity and the presence of air pockets will confirm the proper fermentation.