Cooked rice idli recipe | How to make leftover rice idli | No-fermentation soft idli
By Latha on Jan 9th, 2020
Instant cooked rice idli or leftover rice idli recipe explained with step by step pictures and a detailed video. Learn how to make instant soft idli without fermetation. This is a quick and simple idli recipe prepared using cooked rice, curd and idli rava. Instant cooked rice idli or leftover rice idli will be very soft. You can serve these instant soft idlis with coconut chutney or sambar.
This is an ultimate way to clear off the leftover rice. Also if you want to prepare idlis when you don't have idli batter, this recipe comes handy. You can find 2 more leftover rice recipes on this website like leftover rice paddu and leftover rice akki rotti. You can also find one more instant avalakki idli recipe on this website, which is prepared using beaten rice, idli rava and curd. These idlis are very tasty and tastes very much like regular idlis.
I have used a pinch of cooking soda in this recipe. However you can avoid soda by resting the batter for 30 minutes. Also you need to use slightly sour curd in this recipe, to avoid the bland taste. If you don't have sour curd, don't worry, go ahead and prepare the idlis. But take care while preparing the chutney and sambar. Adding little tamarind to chutney and sambar will balance the bland taste of the idlis. You can find many instant recipes on this website like instant dosa recipes, instant idli recipes, instant rasam and rice recipes.
I have posted 2 authentic soft idli recipes on this website. The first one is soft idli recipe using idli rava or rice rava and the second one is soft idli recipe using idli rice.
Apart from these 2 idli recipes, you can find many idli recipes on this website like pumpkin sweet idli, apple sweet idli, menthe idli, millets or siridhanya idli and cucumber idli recipes.
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I have made a quick video on this instant cooked rice idli recipe, which I have embedded it below. Kindly have a look.
Preparation time: 15 min
Cooking time: 15 min
Serves: 12 idlis
Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)
- 1/2 cup cooked rice
- 1/2 cup curd (slightly sour)
- 1/2 cup idli rava
- A pinch of baking soda (optional)
- Salt as per your taste
Instructions for making cooked rice idli or leftover rice idli:
- Take cooked rice in a mixie jar. Add in 3 - 4 tbsp of water.
- Grind it into a fine paste. You add minimum required water.
- Transfer the ground cooked rice into a bowl.
- Add in idli rava or rice rava. You can add upma rava as well.
- Next add in 1/2 cup of curd and give a good mix.
- Add in salt as per your taste. I have added around 1/2 tsp of salt.
- Add in a pinch of baking soda. Adding soda is optional. If you want to avoid soda, rest the batter for 30 minutes.
- Mix it well. Add in minimum required water and prepare a thick batter having dropping consistency.Rest the batter for 15 minutes. After resting, if you find the batter thick, add in few tbsp of water and adjust the consistency. Don't make the batter thin, to avoid flat idlis. The batter should be thicker than regular idli batter
- Grease the idli plates with oil or ghee and drop the batter to the idli moulds.
- Spread them.
- Steam it for 10 - 12 minutes. Place the idli plates only after the steam starts. Do not over cook the idlis.
- Wait for 2 minutes then take out the idlis. Serve it with spicy coconut chutney or idli sambar.
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