Iddly

To begin to familiarize yourself with the soft, pillowy, dome-shaped iddly cakes it is best to start off by using batter made by an expert until you understand the anticipated consistency and flavor. If you do not have a batch of iddly batter graciously donated from a fellow indian chef, than I highly recommend visiting an indian grocery store to purchase a fresh batch.

To make iddly you'll need iddly plates and cooker (may use pressure cooker). I recommend the Premier brand of iddly plates to go with the Prestige cooker.

Iddly

STEP 1:
-add 1-2" water to base of cooker (to create steam that cooks batter)

STEP 2:
-rinse plate, may need to add splash of water to batter (enough to get a thick, creamy batter like that of pancake batter),
-ladle batter into each iddly cup on plate up to rim (do not overfill)
-place plate in cooker

STEP 3:
-repeat step 2 with new plate
-align plates in cooker so that steam holes alternate over iddly cups, allowing steam to pass up to each plate (see pictures attached)

STEP 4:
-STEAM: close cooker, set burner to med-high or high, place time on :10min
-after :10 min turn off burner and set aside for 2min

STEP 5:
-remove iddly plates from cooker
-wet a large serving spoon with cold H2O and carefully carve out each iddly cake, wetting the spoon in between

SERVE & ENJOY

****tastes best when broken apart and saturated with sambar juices!