Ingredients: 3 cups Idli Dosa Batter,2-3 cups Spinach – roughly chopped,Salt – to taste,1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder,1 pinch Garam masala powder,Sunflower Oil – to grease,5-6 Cashew nuts – slit (optional)
Time in minutes: 20 Servings: 4 Course: South Indian Breakfast Diet: Vegetarian
Instructions: To prepare Healthy Spinach Idli Recipe (Steamed Spinach Savory Cake), get ready with all ingredients. Wash the spinach leaves and keep aside.Blanch them in hot water for 3 minutes. When cooled, puree them in a mixer/blender.Pour a cup of idli batter in a mixing bowl and transfer the spinach puree into the bowl, and add salt, red chilli powder, garam masala and mix well with a fork.Grease the idli molds in idli steamer using oil, put a spoonful of the batter into idli molds, add a piece of cashew nut on top of the batter and steam for 10 to 12 minutes or till the idlis are cooked.Cool a bit and de-mould the Steamed Spinach Savory Cakes with the help of spoon, or smooth side of a knife.Serve Healthy Spinach Idli Recipe (Steamed Spinach Savory Cake) with Kadale Chutney or Thakkali Vengayam Sambar Recipe (Tomato Onion Sambar) for a nice combination for breakfast.