6 Idli Recipes For Which Usha's Steam Oven Is Perfect

Idli is a South Indian staple consumed for breakfast, snack, lunch, or dinner. The delightful rice cakes are soft, spongy, nutritious, and easy to digest. Often paired with sambar, coconut chutney, and tomato chutney, it completes a meal and satisfies hunger. Preparing idli is also hassle-free, especially if you own Usha’s steam oven.

The appliance has 39-preset menus that allow you to cook multiple dishes without getting confused about the temperature and time settings. You can use it to prepare a variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian delicacies but use it once to prepare different kinds of idli.

Rava Idli

If you haven’t soaked lentils and rice, and cannot wait for another eight hours for the batter to ferment, try making instant rava idli. The batter comprises semolina, curd, salt, and water. You can also temper it with chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds, red chilli powder, oil, and curry leaves. Usha’s steam oven will facilitate trouble-free cooking, and within 30 minutes, you will have plain or masala idli ready to gulp with chutney.

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Oats Idli

A health twist to South Indian staple can be added by replacing lentils and rice with oats. The blend is prepared by combining oats, semolina, yoghurt, and water. You don’t have to keep it aside for fermentation. Add some fruit salt right before pouring the blend into idli moulds, and cook it instantly. This idli is best enjoyed with mint chutney.

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Vegetable Idli

To make idli rich in fibre, adding chopped vegetables to the batter will do the trick. You can pick carrots, French beans, capsicums, bell peppers, broccoli, and more. Saute these for just two minutes in butter, and season them with salt, pepper, and red chilli flakes. Make sure that each mould has a generous serving of chopped and crispy vegetables along with the idli batter. You can serve it with tomato and green chutney.

Ragi Idli

To incorporate millet into your diet, you can prepare the idli batter using ancient grain flour. Not just ragi, you can also use bajra, jowar, and barnyard millet flour, and combine them with a thick blend of urad dal and a small amount of rice. This batter will yield soft cakes rich in fibre and calcium; thus, you now have a recipe for weight management, and Usha’s steam oven will be your partner in this journey.

Kanchipuram Idli

Kanchipuram idli is slightly spicy, boasting earthy notes. The flavours of cumin powder, ginger, pepper, and curry leaves flirt with your palate, making this a perfect recipe to serve guests for brunch or dinner. You can also layer moulds with banana leaves and steam the idli in the oven. It will add subtle sweetness and improve the aroma. Don’t forget to top the idlis with podi masala and ghee while serving with sambar.

Poha Idli

Another instant recipe for idli is using poha with urad dal and rice flour. The cakes will come out fluffy and soft. For this recipe, you just have to grind soaked ural dal and poha. Add rice flour later and combine everything with water. You can temper the blend with chana dal, curry leaves, and red chilli flakes. It is best enjoyed with peanut chutney or Rajasthani garlic spread.

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