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Vegetable Idli Recipe

Time and servings

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Ingredients

  • 3 tsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • 1 tsp chana dal
  • ½ tsp cumin / jeera
  • 1 tsp urad dal
  • pinch hing / asafoetida
  • few curry leaves
  • 2 chilli (finely chopped)
  • 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
  • 5 cashew / kaju (chopped)
  • ½ carrot (finely chopped)
  • ½ capsicum (finely chopped)
  • 2 tbsp sweet corn
  • 5 beans (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp peas / matar
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup rava / semolina / suji (coarse)
  • ¾ cup curd / yogurt
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 tbsp coriander (chopped)
  • ½ tsp eno fruit salt
  • oil for greasing

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Instructions

  1. firstly, heat 3 tsp oil and splutter 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp chana dal, ½ tsp cumin, 1 tsp urad dal, pinch hing and few curry leaves.
  2. add 2 chilli, 1 inch ginger and 5 cashew. saute until golden brown.
  3. now add ½ carrot, ½ capsicum, 2 tbsp sweet corn, 5 beans and 2 tbsp peas.
  4. saute for 2 minutes or vegetables shrink slightly.
  5. further add ¼ tsp turmeric and 1 tsp salt. saute slightly.
  6. now add 1 cup rava and roast on low flame.
  7. rava turns aromatic after 5-7 minutes.
  8. cool the rava mixture and transfer to the bowl.
  9. furthermore, add ¾ cup curd and mix well.
  10. now add ½ cup water and mix well forming a smooth batter.
  11. rest for 20 minutes or until the rava absorbs water.
  12. mix well and add water as required, to form an idli batter consistency batter.
  13. grease the idli plate with oil.
  14. just before steaming add a ½ tsp eno (fruit saland mix well till it turns frothy. alternatively, add a pinch of baking soda.
  15. pour the batter immediately into the idli plate. do not rest the batter.
  16. steam the vegetable idli for 15 minutes on medium flame.
  17. finally, serve instant vegetable idli with coconut chutney and sambar.

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Step-by-step

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firstly, heat 3 tsp oil and splutter 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp chana dal, ½ tsp cumin, 1 tsp urad dal, pinch hing and few curry leaves.vegetable idli recipe
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add 2 chilli, 1 inch ginger and 5 cashew. saute until golden brown.vegetable idli recipe
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now add ½ carrot, ½ capsicum, 2 tbsp sweet corn, 5 beans and 2 tbsp peas.vegetable idli recipe
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saute for 2 minutes or vegetables shrink slightly.vegetable idli recipe
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further, add ¼ tsp turmeric and 1 tsp salt. saute slightly.veg idli
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now add 1 cup rava and roast on low flame.veg idli
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rava turns aromatic after 5-7 minutes.veg idli
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cool the rava mixture and transfer to the bowl.veg idli
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furthermore, add ¾ cup curd and mix well.instant veg rava idli
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now add ½ cup water, 2 tbsp coriander and mix well forming a smooth batter.instant veg rava idli
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rest for 20 minutes or until the rava absorbs water.instant veg rava idli
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mix well and add water as required, to form an idli batter consistency batter.instant veg rava idli
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grease the idli plate with oil.veg idli
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just before steaming add a ½ tsp eno (fruit salt) and mix well till it turns frothy. alternatively, add a pinch of baking soda.veg idli
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pour the batter immediately into the idli plate. do not rest the batter.vegetable idli recipe
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steam the vegetable idli for 15 minutes on medium flame.vegetable idli recipe
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finally, serve instant vegetable idli with coconut chutney and sambar.veg idli

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Notes

  • firstly, adding eno makes idli soft and spongy.
  • also, roast the rava on medium flame, else the idli will turn sticky and hard.
  • furthermore, add vegetables of your choice to make idli nutritious.
  • finally, steam the instant vegetable idli on medium heat to get the soft idli.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/vegetable-idli-recipe-veg-idli-instant/