pancakes

i have been making pancakes while i contemplate how to make dosa and idli...trying to see if i can make them with my current lentils. my pancakes are wheat oil baking powder and watee. they come out a bit gelatinous like a crepe or south indian pancake. i have still been making my dosa batter but just baking in a baking dish. today some of the white rice batter(i make separate batter from white rice brown rice and green/red lentil) was not totally mixed in with the other so when it baked, there were sections that seemed just like idli. the batter does not seem to really be fermenting but maybe if i just use white rice...keep you posted.