Indian Cooking Recipe : Masala Idli Ingredients : 1 tbsp Bengal gram dhal 1 pav black gram dal 1 pav boiled rice 1 pav raw rice oil for greasing cups 1 onion 5 green chillies 5 drops of asafetida chopped coriander salt to taste Method : Soak black gram dal and the two rices (mixed) separately in water for 3 hours. First, wash the soaked dal and grind to make a fine paste. Keep aside in a vessel. Then grind the soaked rice (mixture) to a coarse paste. Combine both the pastes using hands, put salt and keep under cover overnight. Next day, beat the batter properly. Soak 1 tbsp of Bengal gram dhal, in water till it becomes soft. Chop an onion and a few green chillies finely. Mix them all with the batter along with a few drops of asafetida and a few coriander leaves (chopped). Grease idli cups with oil, and fill them (about ¾ full) with the idli batter and steam in an idli vessel for at least 20 minutes. Pour the batter in the container of a pressure cooker (previously greased with oil) about ¾ full and steam for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove and cut it into pieces of desired size, with a spatula.