How To Make Vrat Ki Idli or Sama Rice Idli

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Here we will tell you How To Make Sama Rice Idli or Vrat Ki Idli at home. With this recipe, you can enjoy delicious food even during fasting days. Here you will get the easy recipe of vrat ki idli with pictures and tips.

Fasting holds a special place in various cultures and religions, observed for spiritual, religious, or health reasons. Vrat Ki Idli is a variant of the popular South Indian dish idli. What sets it apart is its preparation, which excludes certain ingredients that are typically avoided during fasting, such as grains like rice and semolina. Instead, fasting-friendly substitutes like sama rice (barnyard millet) or kuttu atta (buckwheat flour) are used to make it suitable for eating during fasting time.

Despite being prepared without grains, Vrat Ki Idlis are packed with nutrition. Sama rice and kuttu atta are rich in fiber and essential minerals, making them a healthy choice for fasting days.

So, let’s explore the sama rice idli or vrat ki idli recipe. Along with this, we have also given the recipe for peanut chutney, which you can eat while fasting.

Ingredients:

For Idli

• 1 cup sama rice (barnyard millet)
• 2 tbsp sabudana
• 1 cup curd
• 1.5 tsp salt
• 1 tsp oil
• 1/2 tsp Eno fruit salt

For Chutney

• 4-5 dry red chili
• 1/2 cup peanuts
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 cup water

Steps To Make Sama Rice Idli or Vrat Ki Idli

In a mixer jar, add 1 cup sama rice (barnyard millet) and 2 tbsp sabudana. Grind them into a smooth powder.

Take it out in a mixing bowl. Add 1 cup curd, 1.5 tsp salt, and water as needed.

Combine everything well like smooth batter consistency.

Then cover with a lid and rest for 15 minutes.

After 15 minutes, add 1 tsp oil and mix properly.

Then add 1/2 tsp Eno fruit salt into a batter and mix well.

Now, grease the idli molds with oil.

Then pour the idli batter into each mold. Place the idli stand in a steamer filled with enough water.

Steam the idlis on medium heat for about 10 to 15 minutes.

After 15 minutes, insert a toothpick or a knife into the center of an idli. If it comes out clean without any batter sticking to it, the idlis are cooked.

Once done, remove the idli tray from the steamer and let it cool for a few minutes.

Then unmold the idlis using a spoon or knife.

Your soft vrat ki idli is ready to serve. Serve idli hot for the best taste.

Steps To Make Peanut Chutney

Soak 4 to 5 dry red chili in hot water for 5 to 10 minutes.

Meantime, roast 1/2 cup peanuts on medium flame in a pan. Once roasted, let it cool down.

After that, add soaked red chili, roasted peanuts, salt to taste, 1 tsp sugar, 1/2 tbsp lemon juice, and 1/2 cup water in a mixer jar.

Grind the mixture into a coarse paste. Add water according to need to get the desired consistency. Then take out peanut chutney to a bowl.

Your Peanut Chutney is now ready to be served alongside Vrat Ki Idli or any other dish of your choice.

Tips & Tricks

• Steam the idlis on medium heat for the right amount of time.

• You can also add vegetables like carrots, capsicum, and tomato to the batter for added nutrition and taste.

You May Also Like To Try…

• Sabudana Khichdi without Soaking
• Instant Sabudana Vada
• Sabudana Kheer with Jaggery
• Rava uttapam
• Moong dal dosa

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Did you make Vrat Ki Idli? Drop your thoughts in the comments and share this idli recipe with your fellow food lovers.

Source

Images by, Sheetal’s Kitchen – https://youtu.be/NYzEiRBkIqg?si=VX-AV2gx6Ue83rLC