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Nov 10, 2008

Idli using Uncle Ben's rice

Ingredients:
Raw rice - 2 cups (Sona masoori from any Indian grocery store)
Uncle Ben's Parboiled rice - 2 cups

Urad dal - 1 cup (உளுந்து)
Cooked rice - one handful
Salt
Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 teaspoon (வெந்தயம்)

Method:
Soak raw rice and parboiled rice for 8 hrs.
Soak urad dal and fenugreek seeds for 4 hrs.
First grind the cooked rice and add the urad dal to it and grind.
Urad dal should be soft and fluffy.
Then grind raw rice and parboiled rice coarsely like rava.
Mix all the batter and ferment for 10 hrs .
After fermentation add salt to the batter and mix.
Grease the idli plates with little oil and pour the idli batter. Cover it.
Steam for 10 minutes.
After 4 to 6 minutes remove idlis from the plate.

p.s. I tried other local brands of parboiled rice. Uncle Ben's rice gave good results. It is available in local grocers (publix, meijers, heb, wal-mart,... that's all I know)