Spinach Oats Rava Idli | Palak Idli | Idli Recipes
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 12-14 idlis
 
Soft and nutritious, loaded with fibre and taste, spinach oats rava idli
Ingredients
  • 3 Tbsp rolled oats
  • 1 Cup rava/semolina
  • 2 Cups chopped spinach/palak
  • ½ Cup green peas
  • ¼ Tsp black pepper
  • ½ Tsp jeera
  • 2 Tsp coconut oil
  • ¼ Tsp baking powder
  • 1 pinch baking soda
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 Cups fresh curd
  • Water to adjust consistency
Method
  1. In a pan, lightly toast oats till warm and nutty
  2. Grind into a powder once it cools down a bit
  3. Wash and chop the spinach/palak leaves
  4. In a pan, heat 1 Tsp coconut oil and saute the chopped palak
  5. Add sauteed palak to a bowl
  6. Pound the black pepper coarsely
  7. In same pan, again heat 1 Tsp coconut oil, add jeera and pepper, allow to splutter
  8. Add peas and saute
  9. Next rava can go in, saute till warm and mixed
  10. Empty rava mixture into the same bowl as the spinach/palak
  11. Add powdered oats we made earlier
  12. Mix very well and let it cool for 5 minutes
  13. Add salt to taste, baking powder and baking soda, mix well
  14. Pour yogurt, fold and mix, adjust to thick, pourable consistency with water
  15. Grease idli plates with oil
  16. Pour spinach rava idli batter into the idli moulds
  17. Repeat for all idli plates
  18. Stack them together
  19. Steam them in a idli steamer or cooker for 12-14 minutes till done
  20. Let them cool, demould, serve hot with chutney or masala yogurt
Notes
Ensure spinach/palak leaves are fresh

Curd or yogurt should also be fresh and sweet, sour curd is not recommended

You can also use fruit salt instead of baking powder and soda, add about 2 Tsp, mix and quickly make the idlis
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/spinach-oats-rava-idli/