BROWN RICE IDLY

INGREDIENTS:

Brown rice - 3 cups

Urad dal - 1/2 cup

Aval/poha-1/4 cup

Methi seeds(or)Fenugreek - 1/2 tsp

Oats-2 tbsp(optional)

Salt & water - as needed

PREPARATION METHOD:

Wash the brown rice 2-3 times(otherwise idly will be brown in colour) to remove the debris.Soak rice, urad dal,methi seeds,poha  and oats together for 4 hours .

Now drain the water and grind them in the grinder adding salt & water. Add water in regular intervals. This takes nearly 20-25 minutes for grinding. It too    2.5 – 3 cups of water ..Remove the batter and allow it to ferment for 8 hours or overnight.The next day  the batter would have raised well.Mix the batter and make idlis..It takes around 15-18 mins to cook. Check with the spoon or wet ur finger and make a hole in the center of the idli , if ur finger comes out clean , it means idli is cooked..Serve hot with chutney or sambar.