Don't have a grinder and hate the decibels of a typical mixer-grinder-food-processor? Here's an easy recipe to make idli or dosa batter without a grinder.
Ingredients:
1. Udad dal 1 cup
2. Rice flour 1 cup
3. Methi seeds 1 tspn or methi powder 1/2 tspn
4. Water as required
5. Salt 1/2 tspn
6. Poha 1 handful (optional)
Method:
On a weekend evening, soak the udad dal (and methi seeds) in water (let the water level sit an inch above the dal). The next morning, get up and have a cup of warm lemongrass tea. Then, eat cereal with a banana. Now that you are energised, take the soaked dal and grind it in your mixer quickly before you go deaf with the sound. Next add the rice flour and salt to the ground dal and stir to mix well. Leave it out in a warm place and go out and play badminton or tennis or just do something outdoors. The batter will rise to double its volume by tea-time. Wash the poha and let it sit for 5 minutes after draining off excess water. Grind the poha and mix it with the batter. Mix more water to make the batter thinner (for dosa).
For dosa:
Heat an iron tava and spread some oil on it. Plop some batter on it and spread with a steel bowl or a dosa spoon. Let it cook and flip it when done. Enjoy with chutney and batatyachi bhaji.
For idli:
Spoon the batter into the idli mouls and steam for 10 minutes. Enjoy idlis with chutney and sambar.
Ingredients:
1. Udad dal 1 cup
2. Rice flour 1 cup
3. Methi seeds 1 tspn or methi powder 1/2 tspn
4. Water as required
5. Salt 1/2 tspn
6. Poha 1 handful (optional)
Method:
On a weekend evening, soak the udad dal (and methi seeds) in water (let the water level sit an inch above the dal). The next morning, get up and have a cup of warm lemongrass tea. Then, eat cereal with a banana. Now that you are energised, take the soaked dal and grind it in your mixer quickly before you go deaf with the sound. Next add the rice flour and salt to the ground dal and stir to mix well. Leave it out in a warm place and go out and play badminton or tennis or just do something outdoors. The batter will rise to double its volume by tea-time. Wash the poha and let it sit for 5 minutes after draining off excess water. Grind the poha and mix it with the batter. Mix more water to make the batter thinner (for dosa).
For dosa:
Heat an iron tava and spread some oil on it. Plop some batter on it and spread with a steel bowl or a dosa spoon. Let it cook and flip it when done. Enjoy with chutney and batatyachi bhaji.
For idli:
Spoon the batter into the idli mouls and steam for 10 minutes. Enjoy idlis with chutney and sambar.
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