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Instant Cucumber Idli / Banana Leaf Idli
A very popular Konkani dish, this Instant Cucumber idli does not require any fermentation. Hence no planning such as soaking, grinding, etc required if you have the ingredients ready.
Course
Breakfast, Main Course
Cuisine
Karnataka, Konkani
Keyword
Instant idli, cucumber idli, Southekayi kadubu, Taushe Idli, Southekayi kadubu, millets,
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
10
minutes
minutes
20
minutes
minutes
Servings
8
Idlis
Author
Rama G
Ingredients
1 cup grated cucumber
1 cup any millet
(yields 1¼ cup approximately after makimg into Rawa)
½ cup coconut
1 tsp coarse pepper jeera powder
3 green chillies & 1" piece ginger minced finely
salt to taste
Instructions
Wet your hands and mix the millets. Make sure every grain is just wet. Not runny.
Grind to a fine but coarse Rawa consistency. As in fine semolina.
Add grated cucumber, coconut, green chilli ginger paste, salt and pepper jeera powder.
Mix to make a thick batter. Cucumber and salt leave water. Hence you may not need extra water. Leave for 15 minutes.
Cut banana leaves to 4” / 5” broad pieces.
Take 2 banana leaves and keep them cross.
Place a handful of batter in the centre.
Fold the lower leaf first from both sides.
Bring the other 2 sides and make a parcel.
Make more parcels and keep the folded side down in the steamer.
Cover and steam for 10 to 15 minutes.
Once the banana leaves become brown, and wilted switch off.
Open the parcel and serve steaming hot.
Video
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Notes
Microwave the leaves for 10 secs OR keep them on a hot Tawa to make them pliable.