help - do you use US made blenders for idli batter?

cuisinart 7 cup one is best for grinding.little pricey but well worth the money spent.

hi grace,
quite an unusual tip...will chk the store for rock salt next time i go... :)
but as of now for idli batter i first grind the batter without salt and then add salt and mix it at the end...will try this next time....
let us know if it worked out for idli batter too... :)

Originally Posted by Grace3

Hi ladies,

Whatever brand of mixie/blender you use, you can grind the soaked rice/dal finer and much quicker without heating up the motor too !!! Just follow this simple tip which I got accidentally ..... didn't have fine salt to mix with the adai batter ; So I just added few Tbsp. of Coarse salt [kal uppu] along with the rice/dal and to my surprise batter was done in just 15 mins.

Otherwise, earlier I used to grind just 3 handfuls for at least 20 mins. and to make whole batter, I would take nearly an hour !!!
I have bravely soaked for idli this weekend .... my first re-attempt with this new found tip of mine, after initial multi-failures.....

Hoping to get nice and yummy result .....

thanks for the info sharadha...
i got an oster sometime back....and its working fine as of now... :)

Originally Posted by sharadaKrishna

cuisinart 7 cup one is best for grinding.little pricey but well worth the money spent.

Hi Sowpar,

I'm sorry to have totally forgotten about posting it here....

Yes, the idlis came out very very good ! I was so jubilant about it my family thought why for idli she is so excited ?? But here not a single southindian rest. is there. Only Punjabi ones where you get naan, masala gravies etc. When the tongue is literally thirsting for our homely humble idli.. only we know the difficulty in getting soft , tasty idli ....that too after umpteen number of trying.

Do try out my tip, great idlis guaranteed !! By the way, this weekend also idli mayam here ... hee he heee......