Stuffed Spinach Idli Recipe (Idli Recipes)
Tarla Dalal
• 26 November, 2015
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Traditional idlis get a facelift with this exciting spinach stuffing! A flavourful and colourful mixture of spinach and onions is cooked between layers of idli batter to make a spongy, tasty delight that combines beautifully with chutney and sambhar. Make sure the spinach mixture is completely cool before steaming it; otherwise it might get soggy and spoil the texture of the Stuffed Spinach Idli. Enjoy this delicacy hot and fresh, for a memorable breakfast!
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Preparation Time
30 Mins
Cooking Time
25 Mins
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Total Time
55 Mins
Makes
25 stuffed idlis
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1/2 recipe idli batter
- oil for greasing
For The Spinach Stuffing
- 7 1/2 cups chopped spinach (palak)
- 1 1/2 tbsp finely chopped green chillies
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tsp oil
- salt to taste
For Serving
Method
For the spinach stuffing
- Heat the butter and oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the green chillies and onions and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
- Add the spinach and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Allow the mixture to cool completely. Keep aside.
How to proceed
- Grease the idli moulds using little oil, put 1 tbsp of the spinach mixture in each mould and top it with half a ladle of the idli batter evenly over it.
- Repeat step 1 to fill 15 more idli moulds.
- Steam in a steamer for 10 minutes or till the idlis are cooked.
- Repeat with the remaining batter and stuffing to make 8 more idlis in 1 more batch.
- Serve hot with sambhar and coconut chutney.
Stuffed Spinach Idli recipe with step by step photos
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
| Energy | 19 Calories |
| Protein | 0.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 1.2 g |
| Fiber | 0.5 g |
| Fat | 1.3 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 20 mg |
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July 2, 2021, 3:48 p.m.
Archana M
Dec. 8, 2018, 10:01 a.m.
Spinach idli bar, its a yummy recipe with palak stuffing, a variation in regular idli. The combination is really very good, i served this idli with tomato onion chutney, which i enjoyed the most.
