Spinach/palak Rava Idli (Green idli)
About:
It is a specality breakfast dish in Karnataka and popular in resturants across Bangalore. I tried to make it unique by adding spinach puree to give a greeny look.
The preparation does not require any soaking/fermenting and it is almost like instant idli just that it requires preparation and 10 minutes of resting time.
It is garnished with cashew nuts and grated carrot.
- Yields – 12 to 15
- Preparation time-10 minutes
- Resting time-10-15 minutes
- Cooking time-8-10 minutes (per batch)
Ingredients:
- Rava/semolina/Sooji- 1 1/2 cup
- Natural yogurt-1 cup (adjust as per the consistency)
- Spinach puree- 3/4 to 1 cup
- Salt- as per the taste
- Baking soda-a generous pinch
- Oil-to grease the plate
- Water- if required depending on the consistency.
For tempering:
- Oil-2 tsp
- Mustard seeds-1 tsp
- Cumin -1 tsp
- Bengal gram/urad dal-2 tsp
- Chopped green chillies-2-3
- Finely chopped ginger-1 inch
- Curry leaves-2 sprigs
For garnishing: (optional)
- Roasted cashews
- Grated carrots
Procedure:
- Heat oil in a pan- add mustard seeds, as it pops- add cumin seeds, curry leaves, Bengal gram/urad dal,ginger pieces and saute for few seconds.
- Add semolina/sooji and roast on a medium low flame for 3-4 minutes or until slightly golden. Allow it to cool.
- Meanwhile beat the yogurt, spinach puree, salt(add ¼-1/2cup of water if the yogurt consistency is too thick)
- To this yogurt mixture add roasted and cooled semolina/sooji mixture and mix well and set aside for 10-15 minutes (the consistency should be similar to idli /pancake batter).
For steaming idlis:
- After resting time add baking soda mix well- grease the idli plate place grated carrot/cashews and pour a ladle full of batter into the greased plate, steam cook for 8-10 minutes in a steamer.
- Serve hot with
Note:
- The proportion of yogurt and spinach puree can be personalised as per the consistency.
- For spinach puree-I blanched spinach in hot water for 4-5minutes and then pureed in the blender.
- For steaming idlis- cooker/steamer can be used- if using cooker make sure not to use the weight on.
Posted on July 28, 2015, in Breakfast, Indian, Main dish and tagged breakfast recipes, green idli, healthy indian breakfast recipes, indian breakfast recipes, instant rava idli recipe, pakka idli, spinach recipes. Bookmark the permalink. 28 Comments.
Wow! This is as healthy as it can get.
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Thanks Skd. It’s been a while hope you well..
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Nice spin on the plain idli
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Indeed… Thanx a lot…
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What a lovely colour and that looks so good. Thanks for sharing 😊
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My pleasure and thanx a lot for your lovely feedback. …
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Love the color of your idli – super innovative 🙂
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Colour is what makes its special. .. thanx a lot dear Ch…
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Nice and healthy
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Thank you Ritu… glad you liked it…
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Wow, this is totally awesome, Chitra
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Thank you Fareeha. ..
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I’ve just started making Dhokla (post to come) so of course I was attracted to this recipe. My husband tells me these dishes remind him of his Indian childhood….
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So nice to hear that compliment Laura..Await for your Dhokla post
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Super tempting Idlis..Beautiful colour..
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Thanx a lot dear Subha. ..
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Visiting your site always makes me very hungry. The food here looks so good.
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Thanks a lot Henry and it is a great feeling to receive such appreciations
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Thank you. The wonderful thing about blogging is learning new things. I’m very happy to have found your site and all the wonderful food.
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I totally agree with you Henry… thanx a lot for your lovely words…feel blessed ….
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This is totally as healthy as an idli can get…lovely share dear:)
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Thanx a ton dear Padma. …
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Awesome…..you rock…. I just love these idlies…… Tempting….
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Thank you Priya for your visit and lovely feedback, that really means a lot to me… have a fab weekend…
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I love these healthy green colored Idlies…..I make spinach pooris at home ,but your blog teaches how to include spinach in a healthy way…You have a wonderful blog ,Chitra….
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Thank you Swapna for your encouraging words, am still a learner and this kind of encouraging words boosts me up to explore and learn more and more…. Thank you…
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