How to steam idlis using cloth

HOW TO STEAM IDLIS USING CLOTH

WHY USE CLOTH FOR STEAMING ?
Idli batter is not solid or liquid. It is colloidal. If you pour this batter into idly mould without holes, and cook, it becomes a steam cooked rice cake, and not Idli. If the Idli mould has big holes then the water in the batter will fall through the holes and the Idly will get stuck to the mould.
Therefore a wet squeezed cloth is spread over the moulds to prevent the water in the batter from dripping through the holes of the mould and also make it easier for the steam to pass through the batter smoothly to cook the Idli.
When the Idly is removed from the cloth, a process like peeling the skin also happen and the bottom or top layer which had a contact to other material (cloth) is peeled. This makes the Idli to retain a smooth texture.
A proper Idli is one which is spongy. That is if you press the Idli it should bounce to original shape. It should not stick to hands.
And its easy to take out the idlies from plate. Just place it upside down on a plate , sprinkle some water on the cloth and take it off. Quick and easy.

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