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Ragi Idly

An easy, healthy and fluffy home made recipe of ragi idly.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: idly, ragi
Author: Abinaya Nagarajan

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup urad dal
  • 1 tsp fenugreek seeds
  • 1/2 cup idly rice
  • 1 cup ragi flour
  • salt

Instructions
 

Soaking

  • Soak 1/2 cup urad dal with 1 tsp fenugreek seeds for 3 hours
  • Soak 1/2 cup idly rice for 3 hours
  • During the soaking time, cool around 1 bowl of water.

Grinding

  • Grind urad dal, fenugreek seeds first with cool water, pour it in a bowl.
  • Next grind the idly rice with cool water and pour it in the bowl.
  • Add 1 cup of ragi flour, salt and mix it nicely with hand.
  • Let it ferment overnight for 12 hours.

Cooking

  • Pour the batter in idly maker and steam them for around 10-12 mins. It is done.

Notes

  1. Ratio is 2:1:1 of ragi:idly rice:urad dal
  2. Using cool water, makes the job easier while grinding, especially while grinding in mixie