Broken Wheat Idli is an instant Idli made with healthy and nutritious Broken wheat. There is a no soaking, grinding or fermentation process required to make this Idli. It's one of the very quick and easy to make tasty Idli. Serve with Tomato Chutney and Idli podi and enjoy this delicious Idli
Idli are always healthy as we steam cook the idli and there is no oil involved in making them. For Traditional idli, we need to add rice. Diabetics person and diet followers always try to skip rice and use broken wheat as an alternative. Also we can make this Idli instantly. We can do variety of recipes with broken wheat which we traditionally do with rice like Broken Wheat Adai, Broken Wheat upma kozhukattai and many more dishes. Broken Wheat Idli | Samba Godhumai Rava Idli | Dalia Idli is one of the very healthy and yummy dish.
Why Broken Wheat is Healthy?
Broken Wheat is made by grinding whole raw wheat coarsely. There is no refining of wheat. This broken wheat is also referred as Dalia, Cracked Wheat and Couscous. 1 Cup of broken wheat has only fewer calories and carbohydrates than White or brown rice. Because of its rich content of fiber, Broken wheat is substituted for rice especially for diabetic people and also recommended for diet substitution.
How to make Broken Wheat Idli?
Making Broken Wheat Idli is similar to the making of Sooji(Rava) Idli. We need to first dry roast broken wheat nicely in low flame without burning and mixed with tempering, grated carrot, chopped coriander leaves along with salt. Then curd and water are added to mix the dry ingredients to make a batter. Let the batter rest for 10 mins for the wheat to soften and absorb the sourness of curd. Then add more water or buttermilk to adjust the consistency. Finally adding Eno fruit salt, just before steaming the idli. Eno salt help to aerate the batter and makes the Idli puff up while steaming in turn making the idli soft.
How to Serve Samba Godhuma Rava Idli?
Serve the delicious, instant Samba Godhuma Rava idli with Tomato Chutney, Kara Chutney, or any Chutney of your choice. Even a simple Idli Podi is a very good combination for this Broken Wheat Idli.
Tips to make Broken Wheat Idli
Roasting of Rava is very important as it helps to build very good flavor. Do not skip this step. Dry roast the wheat in a low to medium flame till you get a nice aroma.
Use of Sour curd is recommended. If you don’t have a sour curd, you can add little quantity of lemon juice in addition to the curd
Add shredded vegetable of your choice and liking of your family.
As i mentioned earlier, additional of Eno Fruit Salt helps to make fluffy idli.
Cuisine: Indian, South Indian, Tamil Brahmin, Tamil Nadu
Equipments Needed
Idli Plates
Pressure Cooker
Mixing Bowl
Prep Time: 15minutes
Cook Time: 20minutes
Total Time: 35minutes
Servings: 12Idlies
Calories: 70kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam
Broken Wheat Idli is an instant Idli made with healthy and nutritious Broken wheat. There is a no soaking, grinding or fermentation process required to make this Idli. It's one of the very quick and easy to make tasty Idli. Serve with Tomato Chutney and Idli podi and enjoy this delicious Idli
1cupSamba Godhumai Rava (Broken Wheat / Dalia)1 Cup - 250ml
½cupCurd (Plain Yogurt)
1CarrotGrated
½tspEno Salt
¾cupWaterAdjust as needed
¾tspSaltAdjust As Needed
1tbspCoriander LeavesFinely Chopped
For Tempering
2tspOil
1tspMustard Seeds
5-6Cashews
1tbspSplit Bengal Gram (Channa Dal / Kadalaparuppu)
FewCurry
1Green Chili
1tspGingerGrated
Instructions
Roasting Broken Wheat
Heat a pan and add broken wheat and dry roast it for 2-3 minutes. Take this dry roasted broken wheat in a mixing bowl or vessel.
Tempering Process
Add oil to the pan and add mustard seeds and when the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add spilt urid dal, channa dal and fry till the dal turns golden brown color. Add cashews and fry till light brown. Finally add curry leaves and fry for 2 seconds. Switch off the flame
Prepare Idli Batter
In a mixing bowl, take the roasted broken wheat. Add tempering, grated carrot, coriander leaves and salt and give a good mix
To this now, add curd and give a mix. Add water little by little and make it to thick batter. Keep the batter aside for 10 mins. Broken wheat absorbs the curd and water.
After 10 mins, again add water and adjust the consistency. Add eno salt and mix gently. Eno salt makes the idli fluffy and salt. You can substitute with baking salt also.
Steam Cooking Idli
Grease the idli plates and fill in the batter in each idli mould and steam cook for 20 minutes
Once the steam cooking is done, allow the idli to cool off for couple of minutes and then take out the idli gently.
Serving Time
Yummy Broken Wheat Idli | Samba Godhumai Rava Idli | Dalia Idli is now ready to serve with idli milagai podi or any chutney varieties
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Instructions with Step by Step Pictures
ROASTING BROKEN WHEAT
Heat a pan and add broken wheat and dry roast it for 2-3 minutes. Take this dry roasted broken wheat in a mixing bowl or vessel.
TEMPERING PROCESS
Add oil to the pan and add mustard seeds and when the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add spilt urid dal, channa dal and fry till the dal turns golden brown color. Add cashews and fry till light brown. Finally add curry leaves and fry for 2 seconds. Switch off the flame
PREPARE IDLI BATTER
In a mixing bowl, take the roasted broken wheat. Add tempering, grated carrot, coriander leaves and salt and give a good mix
To this now, add curd and give a mix. Add water little by little and make it to thick batter. Keep the batter aside for 10 mins. Broken wheat absorbs the curd and water.
After 10 mins, again add water and adjust the consistency. Add eno salt and mix gently. Eno salt makes the idli fluffy and salt. You can substitute with baking salt also.
STEAM COOKING IDLI
Grease the idli plates and fill in the batter in each idli mould and steam cook for 20 minutes
Once the steam cooking is done, allow the idli to cool off for couple of minutes and then take out the idli gently.
SERVING TIME
Yummy Broken Wheat Idli | Samba Godhumai Rava Idli | Dalia Idli is now ready to serve with idli milagai podi or any chutney varieties
I made this idli today but it only took the shape of it but the moment you eat it breaks down. Mami is it because i used the regular broken wheat available n not sambha godumai in specific. Taste ofcourse was good but my kids were disappointed saying mom this is breaking
I would love to try out this recipe as it seems quick and healthy. Can we mix the batter and let it rest for a couple of hours instead of using baking salt.
Hi Mami,
Can we ferment this batter overnight instead of adding baking salt?
Swati
Hi Maam
Even I want to know the same
thanks
I made this idli today but it only took the shape of it but the moment you eat it breaks down. Mami is it because i used the regular broken wheat available n not sambha godumai in specific. Taste ofcourse was good but my kids were disappointed saying mom this is breaking
I would love to try out this recipe as it seems quick and healthy. Can we mix the batter and let it rest for a couple of hours instead of using baking salt.
sure we can do that and exclude baking salt