How many of you agree breakfasts are most important meal of the day ?? I strongly believe ” Eat Breakfast Like a King, Lunch Like a Prince, and Dinner Like a Pauper ” and hence keep searching for new breakfast varieties to experiment in my kitchen . Recently , in one of the FB food groups i stumbled upon this ” Instant Rice Idli / Instant Poha Idli ” . It immediately caught my attention as it was healthy , looked soft n fluffy , simple recipe with handy ingredients .. and above all these idlis were instant – no fermentation – no grind types . Wow !! looked like a perfect tailor made recipe for busy mornings . I immediately bookmarked it to try. Next few days i saw many people trying the recipe and giving it thumbs up.. .. This gave me double assurance and i made it right next day . I am glad i did try this keeper recipe … I was so surprised and happy from the outcome.They were really soft , spongy and extra white . Dunk in some spicy chutney / sambar … and straight to mouth .. aah yummm !!!! Now these idlis have become my lifesaver on those busy unplanned mornings …. i am sure it will be your’s too…Here we go….
INSTANT RICE IDLI
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups Rice Rawa /Idli Rava
- 1 cup Poha / Beaten Rice / Avalakki, thin variety
- 1 cup curd/ sour buttermilk
- a pinch Baking soda, (optional)
- Water, as required
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
- Wash and soak poha in curd for 3-4 mins . Since its thin variety , it will become mushy . Mash nicely.
- Add rice rava , little soda ( if you want ) and salt to it . Mix and allow to sit for 10 mins. poha n rice rava will drink in all the liquid content . Add water as required and get idli batter consistency ( little thicker than milkshake ) . instant idli batter is ready , fermentation not required .
- Heat water in a steamer.Grease idli molds with oil .Pour the batter into idli stand.
- Steam for 12-15 mins on medium flame.Prick a tooth pick,if it comes clean it means its done.Allow it to cool a bit and remove from molds using a spoon or knife.
- Thats it soft, spongy and instant poha Idli's are ready to serve. Serve withChutney / Sambar /Gojju/ Chutney Powder.
Notes
- If you want you can do the batter before hand n do idlis in the morning . You can keep in fridge / outside to ferment a bit . Your choice . Still comes out good .
- I feel coz of poha and no fermentation , these idlis are little bland in taste . So a spicy side dish will take these idlis to a new level .
Gorgeous looking idliss..easy tasty
lovely soft idlis….looks yumm and love that its instant…
Ohh lovely where do u get such ideas Smitha awesome idlis dear.
Hello smitha…tried them today.. super soft idlis… must try…initially i thought they were sticky but once they cooled down…it was just awesome…super soft…thanks once again
Super soft idlis… tried them today… just came out so so well!!!
Super yummy idlis…Very useful when we have a sudden urge to eat idlis:)…That’s what I do:)..good share.:)
Instant idli are saver during busy days:-) idli looks soft and delicious
Can I use regular thick poha too?
wow yummy soft idlis
looks very soft and spongy!! very tempting look!
Hi , You can use regular thick poha too. But then its soaking time will be more n also you won’t be able to mash it with hands .
thx Prabha Iyer, That was a quick feedback. Glad you liked it….
wow !! glad to know that… thx for trying
This sounds really so quick!!! My kids love idli and I am one lazy mom not to make them… 🙁 Got to try this…
I came across your blog while looking for some Indian food recipes and liked a lot. How amazing! I will keep an eye out for all your recipes 🙂
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Superb ,i tried ur recepie it came out perfect ,and it perfectly suits our south indian sambhar
Hi your recepie is perfect ,i tried it and it was awesome ,soft ,sponzy and perfect goes with our south indian sambhar
Thx Epuri Sowmya fr trying n fr the feedback …..
Hi I tried poha ildy recepie, but it was hard and sticky ( I did not use soda as I gave idly to my baby) what might be the reason.. Plz help me..
Hi Swetha , many have tried this recipe and most of them have given positive feedback . I think you must have missed something . Do try once again and i am sure you will nail it . Soda is optional .. i too dont add
Hi Smitha. I followed the same procedure, but I failed in making soft idli. After seeing so many positive feedback, I tried it because I felt it is tough to prepare batter everyday for 1 idli for my baby. I think the problem is the rawa I used, can you please tell me which brand you use, I have never used rawa for idli, always prepare batter by grinding the boiled rice…
Hi Smitha tried super soft idli…output was perfect…super hit in home…:-)
glad to know that ranjini…. thx for trying
hmm.. i don’t have any specific brand Swetha . jush ask for it in shop and whichever brand the shopkeeper gives.. i pick .
Tried ur recipe …came out really well…thanks
Can we get easily idly rawa? Can we prepare idly rawa from normal rice
Hi thank you for the recipe.. tried this today and i must say the idlis came out perfect. Everyone enjoyed. Thank you
Wow! This came out so soft and nice . I absolutely didn’t know you could get such amazing idli’s in such little time. Thanks heaps for this recipe. Will share with friends and family!
Thx Pree … for taking your time out n letting me know feedback . Glad to know you liked it….
Thx Dipali … for taking your time out n letting me know feedback . Glad to know you liked it….
ya u get idli rava everywhere
Hi smitha,Tried this recipe with same ingredients and proportion but without soda , it was neither hard nor soft. Could you plz tell me what would be the reason. Without losing hopes I would love to try again with your valuable suggestion. Thanks in advance
Thank you for the wonderful recipe . The idlis came out perfect. I love how white they look and are so soft and tasty 🙂
Thx Sumathy fr the feedback ….
hmmmm ..not sure . May be you culd have missed something…
hey smitha… made the poha Idli .perfect and beautiful :-))))Thank u so muchNandita
Very nice quick rice idli preparation method. I like this instant rice idli. Thanks for sharing.indian restaurants in hong kong
Hi, what a great idea for instant idli! for those unble to get soft idlis : your curd might not be sour. Also you might try adding a tsp of ENO to get fluffier idlis
When do we need to add the curd?
Hi pooza , We are soaking poha in curd
thx nandita ..:)
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Came out well after it got little cooled down… 🙂 Thank for the recipe.. Awesome..
Thanks for sharing this recipe. Will be trying it out soon.
Hi, I tried this Idlis. Very soft and yummy. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! I just made them and actually relishing! Very tasty and saved a lot of my time.
Hi please help… I really want to try this recipe… what’s idli rava?
hi ,you get in shops ready idli rava . if you ask they will give . its rava made from idli rice
Awesome idlis Smitha. I tried it today and we enjoyed it with spicy coconut chutney. Tood good.
Super soft idlis. I tried two days back and my family enjoyed. Truly instant when you and your family crave for ildlies all of a sudden. Thanks a ton.
It’s a wonderful recipe. Really soft idlis. Thanks for the recipe.
If I only have thick poha, then should I mash it up/mix it in the blender before adding the rava?
ya mash and add
Hi. I follow your blog as you have some great recipes. In most of the instant recipe, the need is for sour curd. This is a problem for me as we can’t get it here. Also keeping the batter out over night also does not ferment it. Any suggestions? I’d really like to try so many of your recipes…
Nice one. I am trying them today.
Trying for dinner; but made the atta in evening about 3 hours ago as I did not have sour curd – hope this will not alter the taste. Also wonder whether I can make dosa or uttappa with this?
ya no problem…
Can we use normal rava instead of idli rava or rice rava ?
ya u can ..but doesnt taste the same…
Can you use Brown rice instead of idly rava?
Ya u can use brown rice.. No problem
Thanks for the recipe. will definitely try it out
Hi,
Could i use instant rice flour with the ground poha to make this idlis and then ferment. If the answer is YES, what is the ratio of instant rice flour to Poha? Your answer is quite welcome.
Thank you
no cant use rice flour