Can Ponni Boiled Rice be used to make idli / dosa batter 11 01 2005· Yes u can use for both idly and dosa with this batter You can even make other dosas like s aval dosa etc from this rice u will get a good result Bye Idly rice is parboiled rice I use the same the ratio for idli is 4 1 as usual 4 cups rice and 1 cup urid dhal