Brown rice idli is a healthy idli variety which I started making at home recently. We all know the amazing health benefits of brown rice but we don’t use it in our regular cooking. So I wanted to start with idli. There is no much difference between this idli and our usual white rice idli. Colour of this idli will be slightly yellow. Do try this recipe , you’ll love for its softness..I also made dosa the next day which tasted good. The only thing which I feel bad is that the batter becomes sour very soon even refrigerated. So we have to make in lesser quantities & keep it for one day.
Try the quantity I mentioned here. This will be enough for three to four people. U can make idli for breakfast & dinner the same day and dosa the next morning. I used poha to reduce the quantity of urad dal. U can make this idli more healthy by adding oats along with the other ingredients. Brown rice has lot of health benefits. Do try this idli recipe. If you are interested, have a look at this
oats barley idly recipe as well. Lets see how to make this healthy brown rice idli dosa recipe.
Brown rice idli recipe
Brown rice idli – Healthy breakfast recipe to kick start ur day 🙂
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Breakfast
Serves: 4
Prep time: 4 hours
Cook time: 20 Minutes
Total time: 4h20m
1 cup = 250ml
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Brown rice – 2.5 cups
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Urad dal – 1/2 cup
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Aval/poha-1/4 cup
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Methi seeds – 1/2 tsp
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Salt & water – as needed
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HOW TO MAKE BROWN RICE IDLI – METHOD
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Wash the brown rice 2-3 times to remove the debris.Soak rice, urad dal,methi seeds,poha together for 5 hours.
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Now drain the water and grind them in the grinder adding salt & water. Add water in regular intervals. This takes nearly 20-25 minutes for grinding. It too 2.5 – 3 cups of water ..Remove the batter and allow it to ferment for 8 hours or overnight.
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The next day, batter would have raised well. Mix the batter and make idlis.. It takes around 15-18 mins to cook. Check with the spoon or wet your finger and make a hole in the center of the idli , if your finger comes out clean, idli is cooked..Serve hot with chutney or sambar !!
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Please wash the rice 2-3 times. Otherwise the color of idlis will be brown ..
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If you are planning to use mixie to grind the batter, use ice cold water. Use 2 cups of idli rice else softness may be less.
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Do not make the batter too thick or too thin. The consistency should be like our usual idli batter.
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For making dosas, add little water, dilute the batter to get crispy dosas.
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A picture of dosa I made with this batter.
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