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Oil Free Bulgur Wheat Spinach Idli

Oil Free Bulgur Wheat Spinach Idli is an extremely nutritious and delicious South Indian breakfast recipe. No fermentation is required and can be made instantly. 
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine South Indian
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 18 idlis
Calories 73.41kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Wash and soak bulgur wheat in hot water for 15 minutes. Drain the water and add it to a blender with yogurt. Blitz to a smooth paste. Pour this into a mixing bowl. Add whole wheat flour, chickpea flour/besan, baking soda, chopped green chillies, asafoetida, chopped spinach, chopped cilantro and salt. Mix them together.
  • Dry roast semolina and add this to the batter. Mix and let it rest for 15 minutes to settle. Add more yogurt if required to get the desired batter consistency. Grease idli molds with cooking spray (optional) and fill the molds with batter. Steam the idli as per the instructions of the idli cooker.
  • Once done, let it cool down and then de-mold them. Serve them warm with any Green chutney/Coconut chutney/Sambhar or Mulagapudi.

Notes

Add more veggies to the batter like carrots, green peas and cabbage if you like.

Nutrition

Serving: 2idli | Calories: 73.41kcal | Carbohydrates: 14.8g | Protein: 2.72g | Fat: 0.51g | Saturated Fat: 0.18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.13g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 0.89mg | Sodium: 55.12mg | Potassium: 81.29mg | Fiber: 2.34g | Sugar: 0.79g | Vitamin A: 194.12IU | Vitamin C: 1.82mg | Calcium: 15.13mg | Iron: 0.72mg