Lentil and Rice Cakes IDLIS

salt to taste

3cups parboiled rice

1 1/4cups urad dal

* soak the rice in boiling hot water for 6hours.
* soak the urad dal separately in cold water for 6hours.
* Grind  the rice separately slightly  coarsely;grind the dal very fine.
* Mix both together with salt and leave aside for fermentation overnight.
* Next morning,smear the idle moulds (available with all the cookware shops)with a little oil.
* Pour a spoonful of batter in each idli mould and cook covered in a steamer or pressure cooker,without the weight,for 7 to 10 minutes.
* Remove and serve hot with chutney or sambhar or mulahapodi  

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