Recently I visited my cousin who lives upstate. She had a huge bounty of vegetables inwards her garden inwards this summer. She gave me a bunch of tomatoes in addition to roughly cucumbers to select domicile amongst me. I was thrilled to have fresh vegetables that were only plucked off the plants! The cucumbers were huge in addition to delicious. Looking at them made me nostalgic in addition to crave for taushe idli. Taushe idli / Tausali is roughly other real traditional Mangalorean Konkani breakfast especial that real few people are familiar amongst elsewhere! It is basically cucumber- rice- kokosnoot steamed cakes that is commonly sweetened amongst jaggery( unprocessed sugar). The same batter tin give the sack hold upwards slightly diluted in addition to made into crepes. Both sense of savor skilful to me. I am partial to the idlis to a greater extent than than the crepes ( this is 1 rare illustration where I don't profess my love for dosas!). There is also a savory version that tin give the sack hold upwards made inwards which jaggery is non used in addition to the crepe is served amongst a spicy chutney/dip.
These idlis await similar the regular idlis inwards cast in addition to size but are golden xanthous inwards color. Some people also steam the batter inwards a plate in addition to while it into squares/rectangles similar a dhokla.
The steaming method for this is the same equally for regular idlis. This is 1 idli for which the batter is non fermented at all. In fact, yous are probable to ruin the idli if yous larn out the batter uncooked 1 time it is made, equally the cucumber releases H2O in addition to thins the batter. Hence it is real of import to steam the idlis equally shortly equally the batter is made.
Do examine it if yous larn a chance. It volition hold upwards something dissimilar in addition to nice.
Servings: Makes sixteen idlis
Prep time: xx mins + atleast 1 hr soaking fourth dimension for rice.Cook time: 10-15 minsTotal time: 35 mins addition rice soaking time.
Ingredients:
White rice/dosa rice: ii cups
Cucumber: 1 large sized, peeled and grated.
Freshly grated coconut: 1 cup
Jaggery: 1.5 cups, grated
Salt: a pinch
Water: half dozen cups for soaking the rice.
Oil: to grease the idli mold/skillet.
Method:
Soak the white rice inwards half dozen cups of H2O for atleast 1-2 hours.
Using your hands, squash out equally much H2O equally possible from the grated cucumber. Reserve the water. Keep the squeezed cucumber inwards a dissimilar bowl.
Grease the idli moulds in addition to proceed ready.
Add H2O to the idli steamer equally per the teaching on the steamer or to the required H2O level. Heat the steamer on medium heat.
Drain the rice. Put it inwards the mixer/blender in addition to grind it coarsely. Use the reserved liquid from the cucumber to grind. Use equally picayune H2O equally possible for grinding. (Later when the jaggery is added, it thins the batter!)
Once the rice is coarsely ground, add together freshly grated coconut, grated jaggery in addition to tabular array salt in addition to pulse it until it is all nicely mixed.
Take the prepared batter inwards a bowl.
To develop idlis:
Add 1 ladleful of to each of the impressions inwards the mold. Place the rack inwards the steamer. Steam on high open fire for 10-12 mins.Test if done past times inserting a toothpick. If the toothpick comes out clean, it is done.
Let it cool downward for 5-10 mins earlier attempting to take away the idli out of the mold. Use a butter knife to take away it. If the plate has been greased well, the idli should come upwards correct out!
Serve hot amongst butter or ghee ( clarified butter ) on top.
Serve hot amongst butter or ghee ( clarified butter ) on top.
Enjoy!
To brand crepes:
Heat the griddle/tawa. Grease the griddle/skillet amongst kokosnoot oil.
Add a ladleful of batter to the middle of the griddle. Spread it past times moving the ladle inwards circles over the batter in addition to spreading it. Reduce the open fire to medium in addition to allow it ready for 2-3 mins until the crepe is cooked. Flip it in addition to ready the other side for a minute.
Serve hot amongst butter or ghee ( clarified butter).
Enjoy!
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Cooking made easy:
If yous don't select jaggery, yous tin give the sack role dark-brown saccharide or coconut-palm sugar.
The no-grind method:
If yous are inwards a rush in addition to don't select the fourth dimension to soak the rice in addition to grind it, yous tin give the sack role rice rawa/idli rawa to brand the batter. Just mix all the ingredients inwards a bowl . The steaming procedure is the same.
Tip for salubrious living:
Jaggery is a bully substitute for crystallized sugar. It is inexpensive, less processed, rich inwards Fe in addition to thus much healthier. Read to a greater extent than inwards references below.
Food for thought:
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