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इडली इन कोकोनट सॉस रेसिपी - हिन्दी में पढ़ें (Idli in Coconut Sauce, Spinach Idli in Coconut Curry in Hindi)
મિની ઈડલી ઇન કોકોનટ સૉસ - ગુજરાતી માં વાંચો (Idli in Coconut Sauce, Spinach Idli in Coconut Curry in Gujarati)

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Ingredients Down arrow
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Like idlis in coconut sauce Down arrow
What is idlis in coconut sauce made of? Down arrow
Making coconut curry Down arrow
Making palak idlis Down arrow
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Tips for idlis in coconut sauce Down arrow
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idlis in coconut sauce recipe | palak idlis in coconut curry | spinach idlis in coconut curry | with 43 amazing images.

idlis in coconut sauce recipe | palak idlis in coconut curry | spinach idlis in coconut curry is a snack you would never have experienced before. Learn how to make this striking combination of palak idlis in coconut curry.

To make idlis in coconut sauce, for the coconut sauce, heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan and add the cumin seeds. When the seeds crackle, add the curry leaves, green chilli, coconut milk, salt, lemon juice, sugar and cornflour-water mixture, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring continuously. Keep aside. For the idli, put the spinach leaves in enough hot water and allow them to blanch for 1 to 2 minutes. Drain, cool and blend in a mixer to a smooth purée. Combine the idli batter, spinach purée and salt in a bowl and mix well. Pour a little batter into each greased mini idli mould and steam in a steamer for 6 to 7 minutes. Cool, demould and keep aside.

Then to make palak idlis in coconut curry, heat a sizzler plate or tava (griddle) till red hot. Pour 1/2 the prepared coconut sauce over it and cook for 1 minute. Add the mini idlis and the remaining coconut sauce over it and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Serve immediately.

Mini idlis, with loads of spinach in the batter, are tasty and healthy too. Instead of the standard sambhar combo, here the idlis are floated in a soothing coconut sauce with mild hints of green chillies and presented in the form of palak idlis in coconut curry. The curry leaves and the cumin seeds further add a lingering flavour and aroma to the curry.

Spinach idlis in coconut curry is an innovative party snack – just remember to serve it piping hot! Well, we have used the readymade coconut milk in this recipe. But when you have time on hand you can make coconut milk at home.

Tips for idlis in coconut sauce. 1. Make the palak idlis first and then the coconut sauce. The reason is that the coconut sauce can dry up. 2. Serve the idlis in coconut sauce immediately once the coconut sauce is made. So if you want you can make the palak idlis in advance and do the coconut sauce at the end.

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Idli in Coconut Sauce, Spinach Idli in Coconut Curry recipe - How to make Idli in Coconut Sauce, Spinach Idli in Coconut Curry

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Preparation Time

10 Mins

Cooking Time

15 Mins

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Total Time

25 Mins

Makes

4 servings

Ingredients

For The Coconut Sauce

For The Idlis

Method

For the coconut sauce
 

  1. Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan and add the cumin seeds.
  2. When the seeds crackle, add the curry leaves, green chilli, coconut milk, salt, lemon juice, sugar and cornflour-water mixture, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring continuously. Keep aside.


For the idli
 

  1. Put the spinach leaves in enough hot water and allow them to blanch for 1 to 2 minutes.
  2. Drain, cool and blend in a mixer to a smooth purée.
  3. Combine the idli batter, spinach purée and salt in a bowl and mix well.
  4. Pour a little batter into each greased mini idli mould and steam in a steamer for 8 minutes.
  5. Cool, demould and keep aside.


How to proceed
 

  1. To make idlis in coconut sauce, heat a sizzler plate or tava (griddle) till red hot.
  2. Pour 1/2 the prepared coconut sauce over it and cook for 1 minute.
  3. Add the mini idlis and the remaining coconut sauce over it and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
  4. Serve the idlis in coconut sauce immediately.

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    1. like idlis in coconut sauce recipe | palak idlis in coconut curry | spinach idlis in coconut curry | then see 
    2. Buy readmade idli batter from the market or follow our recipe on how to make perfect idli batter.
      Step 2 – Buy readmade idli batter from the market or follow our recipe on <a href="https://www.tarladalal.com/how-to-make-perfect-idli-batter-42777r"><strong>how to …
what is idlis in coconut sauce made of?

 

    1. what is idlis in coconut sauce made of? idlis in coconut curry is made from a coconut sauce consisting of 1 cup coconut milk (nariyal ka doodh), 1 tbsp oil, 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera), 2 curry leaves (kadi patta), 1 slit green chilli, salt to taste, 1 tsp lemon juice, 1/2 tsp sugar and 2 tsp cornflour dissolved in 2 tbsp cold water. The idlis are made from idli batter and palak. See below image of list of ingredients for idlis in coconut sauce.
      Step 3 – <strong>what is idlis in coconut sauce made of? idlis in coconut curry</strong> is made from …
making coconut curry

 

    1. To make coconut sauce ( coconut curry ), heat 1 tablespoon oil in a broad non-stick pan.
      Step 4 – To make coconut sauce ( coconut curry ), heat 1 tablespoon oil in a broad …
    2. Add 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera).
      Step 5 – Add&nbsp;<meta charset="UTF-8" />1/2 tsp&nbsp;<a href="glossary-cumin-seeds-jeera-zeera-381i">cumin seeds (jeera)</a>.
    3. Let the seeds crackle.
      Step 6 – Let&nbsp;the seeds crackle.
    4. Add 2 curry leaves (kadi patta).
      Step 7 – Add&nbsp;<meta charset="UTF-8" />2&nbsp;<a href="glossary-curry-leaves-kadi-patta-kadipatta-388i">curry leaves (kadi patta)</a>.
    5. Add 1 slit green chilli.
      Step 8 – Add&nbsp;<meta charset="UTF-8" />1&nbsp;<a href="glossary-slit-green-chillies-1856i">slit green chilli</a>.
    6. Add 1 cup coconut milk (nariyal ka doodh).
      Step 9 – Add&nbsp;<meta charset="UTF-8" />1 cup&nbsp;<a href="glossary-coconut-milk-nariyal-ka-doodh-861i">coconut milk</a>&nbsp;(nariyal ka doodh).
    7. Add salt to taste. We added 1/4th tsp salt.
      Step 10 – Add salt to taste. We added 1/4th&nbsp;tsp salt.
    8. Add 1 tsp lemon juice.
      Step 11 – Add&nbsp;<meta charset="UTF-8" />1 tsp&nbsp;<a href="glossary-lemon-juice-numbi-ka-ras-nimbu-ka-juice-471i">lemon juice</a>.
    9. Add 1/2 tsp sugar.
      Step 12 – Add&nbsp;<meta charset="UTF-8" />1/2 tsp&nbsp;<a href="glossary-sugar-chini-shakkar-278i">sugar</a>.
    10.  Make a cornflour-water mixture by dissolving 2 tsp cornflour in 2 tbsp cold water. The water must be cold. Mix well.
      Step 13 – &nbsp;Make a&nbsp;cornflour-water mixture by&nbsp;dissolving&nbsp;2 tsp&nbsp;<a href="glossary-cornflour-cornstarch-maize-starch-corn-flour-112i">cornflour</a>&nbsp;in 2 tbsp cold&nbsp;water. The water must be cold. Mix …
    11. Add cornflour-water mixture.
      Step 14 – Add&nbsp;cornflour-water mixture.
    12. Mix well.
      Step 15 – Mix well.
    13. Cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring continuously. Keep aside.
      Step 16 – Cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring continuously. Keep aside.
making palak idlis

 

    1. Take a bowl of hot water.
      Step 17 – Take a bowl of hot water.
    2. Put the 10 spinach (palak) leaves in enough hot water.
      Step 18 – <meta charset="UTF-8" /> Put the <meta charset="UTF-8" />10&nbsp;<a href="glossary-spinach-palak-255i">spinach (palak)</a>&nbsp;leaves in enough hot water.
    3. Allow them to blanch for 1 to 2 minutes and then drain.
      Step 19 – Allow them to blanch for 1 to 2 minutes and then drain.
    4. Cool in cold water.
      Step 20 – Cool in cold water.
    5. Remove and put the spinach in a mixer.
      Step 21 – Remove and put the spinach in a mixer.
    6. Blend  to a smooth purée.
      Step 22 – Blend &nbsp;to a smooth pur&eacute;e.
    7. Keep aside spinach ( palak ) puree.
      Step 23 – Keep aside spinach ( palak ) puree.
    8. In a bowl put 1 cup readymade idli batter.
      Step 24 – In a bowl put&nbsp;<meta charset="UTF-8" />1 cup&nbsp;readymade&nbsp;<a href="glossary-idli-batter-1874i">idli batter</a>.
    9. Add spinach purée.
      Step 25 – Add&nbsp;<meta charset="UTF-8" />spinach pur&eacute;e.
    10. Add salt to taste. We added 1/4th tsp salt.
      Step 26 – Add salt to taste. We added 1/4th&nbsp;tsp salt.
    11. Mix well.
      Step 27 – Mix well.
    12. Grease the mini idli tray with oil.
      Step 28 – Grease the mini idli tray with oil.
    13. Pour a little batter into each greased mini idli mould, about 3/4th tsp of batter. Note that one tray makes 18 small idlis.
      Step 29 – Pour a little batter into each greased mini idli mould, about 3/4th&nbsp;tsp of batter. Note …
    14. Fill 3 to 4 mini idli trays with the batter.
      Step 30 – Fill 3 to 4 mini idli trays with the batter.
    15. Put in an idli steamer and cover and cook with a lid.
      Step 31 – Put in an idli steamer and cover and cook&nbsp;with a lid.
    16. Steam in a steamer for 8 minutes.
      Step 32 – Steam in a steamer for 8&nbsp;minutes.
    17. Cool and demould with a teaspoon.
      Step 33 – Cool and&nbsp;demould with a teaspoon.
    18. Keep aside palak idlis.
      Step 34 – Keep aside palak idlis.
making idlis in coconut sauce

 

    1. Heat a sizzler plate or tava (griddle) till red hot.
      Step 35 – Heat a sizzler plate or tava (griddle) till red hot.
    2. Pour  1/2 of the prepared coconut sauce over.
      Step 36 – <meta charset="UTF-8" /> Pour &nbsp;1/2&nbsp;of the prepared coconut sauce over.
    3. Cook for 1 minute.
      Step 37 – Cook for 1 minute.
    4. Add the mini idlis.
      Step 38 – Add the mini idlis.
    5. Add the remaining coconut sauce over it.
      Step 39 – Add&nbsp;<meta charset="UTF-8" />the remaining coconut sauce over it.
    6. Cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
      Step 40 – Cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
    7. Put idlis in coconut sauce in a serving bowl.
      Step 41 – <meta charset="UTF-8" /> Put <strong>idlis in&nbsp;coconut sauce</strong> in a serving bowl.
    8. Serve immediately
      Step 42 – Serve immediately
tips for idlis in coconut sauce

 

    1. Make the palak idlis first and then the coconut sauce. The reason is that the coconut sauce can dry up.
    2. Serve the idlis in coconut sauce immediately once the coconut sauce is made. So if you want you can make the palak idlis in advance and do the coconut sauce at the end.
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
Nutrient values (Abbrv) per serving
Energy270 cal
Protein3.4 g
Carbohydrates18.8 g
Fiber2.6 g
Fat19.5 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium26.9 mg

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Leena_Dhoot

May 28, 2020, 7:49 a.m.

Besides looking immensely cute, they are delicious and healthy! the tadka is awesome and gives the dish added flavours and the aromatics!

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Meena kumar

July 13, 2015, 11:29 a.m.

Mere manpasand idli ab nano size. Bache bhi isse jarroor pasad karenge

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