Idli Rice Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Soak rice and daal in separate containers for 4-5 hours (preferably previous afternoon)
2. 2
   Just 15 minutes before grinding, soak poha.
3. 3
   Grind the urad daal to a very smooth batter (Do not add too much water, just add as much as needed).Set this aside.
4. 4
   Now grind the rice and poha. Again dont add more water. Grind this till you get a very fine rava-like consistency of the rice in the batter.
5. 5
   Now mix the 2 batters, add some salt and keep the batter overnight in a warm place.(Take care to use a big container here as the volume of the batter increases after fermentation)
6. 6
   In the morning add a little baking soda 15 mins before cooking.
7. 7
   Grease the idli-stand with a little oil and steam the idlis for about 15 minutes. Open the idli cooker after 5-10 mins and the idlis are ready !!!