firstly, in a large bowl soak 1 cup urad dal for 2 hours.
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also, soak 2 cup idli rice for hours.
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after, 1 hour of soaking of urad dal, drain off the water and transfer to the grinder.
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grind for 45 minutes adding water as required. use urad dal soaked water for grinding, as it helps in fermentation.
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scrape the sides and grind until the batter turns soft and fluffy.
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transfer the batter to a large vessel and keep it aside.
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in the same grinder add soaked rice and grind.
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grind to a coarse paste adding water as required.
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transfer the rice batter to the same vessel.
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mix well making sure everything is well combined. mixing the batter with hand helps to aid fermentation.
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cover and ferment in a warm place for 8 hours.
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1. the batter is well fermented when it has doubled in volume.
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mix the batter gently, without disturbing the air pockets.
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add 2 tsp salt and mix gently.
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grease the idli plate with oil and pour the batter.
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finally, enjoy soft idli with chutney and sambar.
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