Broken wheat idli | Samba rava idli- Healthy and easy Instant Idli recipe using broken wheat. Instant broken wheat idli recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures.
Idli is one of the most staple and popular food in South India. We make different varieties of Idli recipes. We use a special variety of rice for making Idli. Apart from this, we make Idli without rice also. Rava idli is the most popular one in Karnataka and is made using sooji.
I have tried this Broken wheat idli | sambar rava idli a few years ago for a magazine. This recipe is very similar to the rava idli recipe. While I checking my recipe drafts I came across this recipe. I had a pack of broken wheat on my grocery shelf, so decided to make this again for a blog post.
We can serve this for breakfast | dinner too. This idli stays soft for 3-4 hours, so if you have any guests coming, you can make this in advance too.
You can make Samba godhumai payasam, Broken wheat veg pongal, Samba wheat adai, Broken wheat upma and samba godhumai sakkarai pongal using broken wheat.
Also, check out our other popular breakfast recipes.
Broken wheat Idli
Broken wheat idli | Samba rava idli recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Samba rava | broken wheat
- 3 tsp Oil
- ½ tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tsp Urad dal
- 1 tsp Channa dal
- ½ cup Yogurt
- Coriander leaves + curry leaves few
- 2 finely chopped Green chili
- 2 tbsp Grated Carrot
- 1 tsp Eno salt
- Salt as needed
- Water as needed
Instructions
- In a pan add 3 tsp oil.
- Add the mustard seeds, urad dal and chana dal.
- Once the mustard starts splutters, and the dal turns golden brown, add the chopped green chili and finely chopped curry leaves and coriander leaves.
- Cook for a minute.
- You can add 1 tsp of grated ginger too.
- Now add 1 cup of samba wheat rava.
- Add the fine samba wheat rava.
- Roast this for 2 minutes.
- Switch off the flame.
- Allow this to cool completely.
- Once it is cool, add salt and yogurt to this.
- Mix well, add water to adjust the consistency.
- Just before making add the eno fruit salt.
- I haven’t substituted baking soda instead of eno fruit salt.
- Mix well and pour the idli batter on greased idli moulds.
- Steam this for 10-12 mins on medium flame.
- Once done, leave it for 2 minutes and then take it out from the mould.
- Serve hot with any chutney or sambar of your choice.
- The sambar wheat idli stays soft for 3-4 hours too.
Notes
2. Do not rest the batter after adding the eno salt, make the broken wheat idlis, immediately
- In a pan add 3 tsp oil.
- Add the mustard seeds, urad dal and chana dal.
- Once the mustard starts splutters, and the dal turns golden brown, add the chopped green chili and finely chopped curry leaves and coriander leaves.
- Cook for a minute.
- You can add 1 tsp of grated ginger too.
- Now add 1 cup of samba wheat rava.
- Add the fine samba wheat rava.
- Roast this for 2 minutes.
- Switch off the flame.
- Allow this to cool completely.
- Once it is cool, add salt and yogurt to this.
- Mix well, add water to adjust the consistency.
- Just before making add the eno fruit salt.
- I haven’t substituted baking soda instead of eno fruit salt.
- Ensure the eno fruit salt is not too old. It should frizz after you add it to the batter.
- Mix well and pour the idli batter on greased idli moulds.
- Steam this for 10-12 mins on medium flame.
- Once done, leave it for 2 minutes and then take it out from the mould.
- Serve hot with any chutney or sambar of your choice.
- The sambar wheat idli stays soft for 3-4 hours too.
- Use fine broken rava for making this broken idli, else the idli will not hold it’s shape.
