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Sama ki Idli, Samak Ke Chawal Ki Idli

2013-09-09 by Anjana Chaturvedi

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Sama ki Idli -Steamed cakes made with Barnyarn millet/Varai-Vrat ka khana

Sama ki Idli- samu/Varai/samak/barnyarn millet and sabudana, kuttu atta, singhora atta,rajgiri atta are mainly used as a fasting food.They are specially consumed during Navratri, shivratri,ekadashi and on other fasting days.

There are many recipes made by using these millets and seeds. Potato, arbi/colocosia, yam are mainly used vegetables during fasting.
In my community we fast on Ekadashi and Rishi punchmi(tomorrow)and only eat dishes made with sama and sabudana.

The recipes made during fasting /Vrat ka khana ,are often deep fried or shallow fried so we consume a lot of ghee or oil.These steamed sama ke chawal ki Idli are very good as they are easy to digest and taste good,serve these sama ke chawal ki Idlis with healthy and delicious-fruit and nut chutney and Coconut Chutney

I have also posted few fasting /vrat recipes in my blog-

  • Sama ki Tikki,
  • Sama ki khichdi,
  • Rajgiri poori 
  • Aloo ka halwa 
  • Sabudana Khichdi
  • Sabudana Thalipeth
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Sama ki Idli for Fasting

Sama ki idli -Steamed cakes made with Barnyarn millet/Varai-Vrat ka khana, Glutenfree recipe
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Total Time20 mins
Course: fasting recipe, snacks/starters
Cuisine: Gujarati Cuisine
Keyword: barnyarn, glutenfree, millet, sama,, samak idli
Servings: 12 piece
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Sama/ Varai/ Moraiya
  • 3 tbsp Tapioca Pearls / Sago / Sabudana
  • 1/2 cup Sour Yogurt
  • 1/2 tsp Lemon juice
  • To Taste Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Fruit salt
  • 1 tsp Ginger/ Adrak chopped

For Tempering/ Tadka

  • 3/4 tsp Cumin/ Jeera
  • 1.5 tsp Green Chili/ Hari Mirch
  • 2 tbsp Cashew / kaju chopped

Instructions

  • Wash and soak samak and sabudana in enough water for 4 hours.
    Now drain all the water and grind both with yogurt and make a coarse paste.
  • Take out the paste in a bowl.
  • Heat oil in a small pan and add cashews and fry on low flame to a light golden colour.
  • Add the fried cashews in sama mixture.
  • Now add cumin and chilies in the same pan and fry till cumin become golden in colour.
  • Add this tempering into the mixture.
  • Add ginger,lemon juice and salt in the batter and stir well.
  • Boil enough water in the idli steamer and grease the idli mould with oil.
    When water start boiling,mix fruit salt in the sama batter and immediately pour the idli batter in the moulds.
  • Cover the steamer and cook for 8-10 minutes.
  • Now switch off the flame and remove the plates from the steamer after 5-8 minutes.
  • Now with a greased spoon scoop out the idlis.
  • Serve with coconut chutney, green chutney or fruit and nut chutney.

Notes

Note-
The batter of this idli should be slightly thinner then the regular idli batter,as the sama swell up while steaming or cooking.The idli may become hard if you use very thick batter

Filed Under: Breakfast items, North Indian Food, Starter/snacks, Vrat ka khana/Food for fasting Tagged With: barnyarn millet, Fat Free Snacks, food for fasting, idli, idlis, sama, samak, satvik food, snacks, steamed food, Varai, vrat ka khana

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Comments

  1. Maayeka says

    2013-09-10 at

    @Roopam you can avoid using fruit salt still you get soft idlis

  2. divya says

    2013-09-10 at

    looks yummy.. tempting…

    • roopam agarwal says

      2013-09-10 at

      Very nice and new recipe mam,Thanx a lot,but one question arised in my mind that how can weuse fruit salt on fast day…

  3. Shruti says

    2013-09-09 at

    Quite a new idea!!! Having swak rice in stock, will definitely try making this one 🙂

    Read the latest post @ cooking with SJ – http://cookingwithsj.com/2013/09/09/bourani-kachaloo/

  4. Sapana Behl says

    2013-09-09 at

    Lovely idlis…

  5. Veena Theagarajan says

    2013-09-09 at

    looks yummy.. tempting…

  6. Sanoli Ghosh says

    2013-09-09 at

    idlis with sama, is very new to me. Heathy and interesting idlis.

  7. Bhawna Bagri says

    2013-09-09 at

    Very yummy and innovative ….

  8. Rumana Ambrin says

    2013-09-09 at

    very soft looking idlis..

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"Maayeka" means a mother's home. I am Anjana Chaturvedi, and I share on this blog traditional vegetarian and vegan recipes from India, that have been handed down to me from my mother, aunts, and grandmothers. All of these recipes are "Sattvic" - cooked without using any onions or garlics - which are known as "taamsic" or negative ingredients in Ayurveda. Hope you enjoy these recipes and feel free to reach out to me for any questions or feedback!

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