Spinach Oats Rava Idli | Palak Idli | Idli Recipes
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 12-14 idlis
- 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
- In a pan, lightly toast oats till warm and nutty
- Grind into a powder once it cools down a bit
- Wash and chop the spinach/palak leaves
- In a pan, heat 1 Tsp coconut oil and saute the chopped palak
- Add sauteed palak to a bowl
- Pound the black pepper coarsely
- In same pan, again heat 1 Tsp coconut oil, add jeera and pepper, allow to splutter
- Add peas and saute
- Next rava can go in, saute till warm and mixed
- Empty rava mixture into the same bowl as the spinach/palak
- Add powdered oats we made earlier
- Mix very well and let it cool for 5 minutes
- Add salt to taste, baking powder and baking soda, mix well
- Pour yogurt, fold and mix, adjust to thick, pourable consistency with water
- Grease idli plates with oil
- Pour spinach rava idli batter into the idli moulds
- Repeat for all idli plates
- Stack them together
- Steam them in a idli steamer or cooker for 12-14 minutes till done
- Let them cool, demould, serve hot with chutney or masala yogurt
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/
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