Unlock Hotel-Soft Idlis at Home: The Secret Ingredient for Spongy Perfection

• Achieve soft, spongy idlis like hotels by adding one spoon of soaked poha (flattened rice) to the batter.
• Poha helps in making the batter lighter, creating air pockets, and aiding proper fermentation for fluffy idlis.
• Maintain a 3:1 or 4:1 ratio of rice to urad dal; soak dal for 4-5 hours and rice for 6 hours.
• Ensure correct batter consistency: it should fall slowly like a ribbon, not too thin or too thick.
• Proper fermentation (8-10 hours in a warm place) and correct steaming (10-12 minutes in boiling water) are crucial for perfect idlis.