thatte Idli Recipe |tatte idli | Plate
tatte idli / thatte idli recipe with detailed video instruction and step by step picture.
Prep Time 8 minutes mins
Cook Time 18 minutes mins
Total Time 26 minutes mins
- 2 cups idli rava /idli rave
- 1 gram cup urad dal / split black
- around 5 cups of water to soak the rava and dal
- 2 tsp salt or salt to taste
- oil to grease the idli plates
Wash and soak the urad dal in 3 cups of water overnight or at least 5 to 6 hours
Wash and soak the idli rava with 2 cups of water overnight or at least 5 to 6 hours
Transfer a cup of water from soaked urad dal to a cup and then grind the urad dal to a fine consistency, add water if needed (Left with 1/2 cup of water.)
Transfer this urad dal batter to a big bowl/container
Now transfer the water from soaked idli rava, squeeze excess water, add the rava to the urad dal batter
Add a tsp of salt and mix it really well. Cover it and keep it aside to ferment overnight .
Next day add remaining salt to the fermented batter, mix it well.Idli batter is ready.
To make Thatte Idli:
Grease the plates with oil.
Mix the idli batter once again
Pour the idli batter to the greased plates (around 1/2 the plate)
keep the plates in the plate idli stand, lock it
Steam cook the idli in a pressure cooker without keeping the weight on medium high heat for 20 - 25 minutes . then turn off the heat.
Allow it to cool for a few minutes before you take the idlis from the plate
repeat the same procedure with the remaining batter or you can refrigerate the batter and use it another day( make sure to bring it to the room temperature)