Stone Ground Idli Batter

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INGREDIENTS
300g rice
100g split black gram
5g fenugreek seeds (optional)
Salt, To taste

INGREDIENTS
Soak rice, fenugreek seeds and black gram in water for 6-8 hours. Grind this with little water and salt in the stone grinder to make a thick batter. Ferment this for 5-6 hours.

Grease 'idli mounds' fill in the batter and steam in the steamer for 15-20 minutes.

This is served with coconut chutney and Sambhar. The same batter when steamed in jackfruit leaf cups is called 'khotto'.