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[swapnasureshbabu]

Hi selviam, i tried sathu maavu and he is eating good. also im giving him dal rice.
thank you sooo much.

[Selviem]

hi swapna,
thank u so much.
selvi

[swapnasureshbabu]

Hi,
I live in bloomington and we r running out of
Idly rice in indian stores...
i saw boiled rice in sams club
where the rice is not indian type ...
i just want to knw anybody tried making idle batter out of this sams club rice????
or is there anyother rice we get easily to make idly batter...
i also need ratio for rice and urad dal for making batter...

[Selviem]

hi swapna,

u can try this ratio, whatever boiled rice it may be, rice - 4 cups and urad dhal - 1 cup (4:1)
so for that take 2 cups of boiled rice, 1 cup of basmati rice(if the basmati rice is motta, then go for it. it can be used for the batter purpose not for cooking), 1 cup of white thin rice flakes. so this comes for 4 cups of rice.
soak both the rice together overnight. rice flakes remove the dirt when it is dry and soak for 15 min before grinding.
Now urad dha1 - 1 cup.
first u have to grind urad dhal then remove the batter, then grind rice+ rice flakes together and mix dhal and rice, ferment properly and make idli. It really turns out very soft. try this.
selvi

[swapnasureshbabu]

Thanks a lot Selviam, for ur continues replies...
i will try today and tell you.

[Anoushka]

Can anyone tell me if I can use tofu like cheese (As in pizza topping of tofu instead of cheese) please?

thanks

[dev]

Anou, tofu won't melt like cheese...so it wouldn't be a good substitute for cheese i guess...

[Anoushka]

thanks dev... I am still trying to find out where I can find vegan cheese!

[Anoushka]

Can anyone give me a recipe for a simple eggless and preferrably dairy free cake please?

I usually make chocolate cake and carrot cake and I want to try something different.

thanks in advance

[dsath]

Hi Anou,
Link to an eggless cake recipe
http://sunitabhuyan.com/?p=1946
I made it for a friend of mine for her birthday and it came out very well.