JACKFRUIT IDLI

Jul 04, 2021
By Mary Anthony
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JACKFRUIT IDLI / HALASINA HANNINA KADUBU / PELATA GATTI / GIDDE / PONSA MUDDO

It is a steamed rice cake. A traditional dish from Karnataka especially coastal and malnad regions.

Delicious sweet idlis made from ripe jackfruits made especially in jackfruit season during the summers.

Traditionally, jackfruit idlis are steamed in banana leaves, teak leaves for an amazing aroma & taste.

Jackfruit idlis tastes heaven when had hot with loads of ghee on top. They taste the best after a few hours of making. They are either served for breakfast or as a tea time snack.

Jackfruit is quite healthy. It provides a moderate amount of calories in addition to lots of fiber, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.

Jackfruit also contains folate, niacin , riboflavin , potassium, and magnesium.

Jackfruit’s content of immune-boosting vitamins A and C may help prevent illnesses

Being high in fibre, it aids in digestion. Its mucilagenous pulp has been found to be useful in boosting the immune system.

INGREDIENTS

2 OR 2 ½ cup ripe jackfruit pieces
1 cup raw rice
6 or 8 tbsp jaggery powder
1/2 cup grated coconut
Pinch of baking soda [ optional ]

METHOD

Soak rice for 2 hrs .

Deseed the ripe jackfruits, finely chop them and keep them aside.

Wash the rice grains well after soaking and drain out all the water completely.

Grind the rice grains into a coarse powder without using any water.

Now add chopped jackfruit + grated coconut + salt + powdered jaggery into a smooth coarse paste, without using any water.

We need a thick batter. The batter will be thick dropping consistency.

Beat the batter well for 1 min and let it rest of 20 mins .

Keep water to boil in a steamer .

Grease the idli mould with ghee .

Mix the batter and pour the batter to moulds and place the moulds in the steamer .
Let it steam for 12 to 15 min.

Check the idlis with a toothpick. if it’s coming clean, then it is done.
Switch off and allow to cool for 2 minutes.

Dip the knife in hot water and scoop out idlis from moulds. It will come out clean.
Take out idlis and enjoy hot steaming idlis with a dollop of ghee.
Serve for breakfast or as a tea time snack.

They taste yum after few hours of making.

METHOD 2 Using idli rava [ rice rava ]

Here we use 1 cup idli rava .

Just grind jackfruit, jaggery and coconut .

Mix in the idli rava .{ adjust water as needed – not much ]

Keep the batter aside for 30 mins

The batter is ready .

NOTE –

First grind rice and then grind it with ripe jackfruit Or else the rice grains may not breakdown as easily as the jackfruit does.
The more jackfruit you add to the batter, the better your idlis will taste in the end.
Adjust the amount of jaggery you add according to your taste, depending on how sweet the jackfruits are
The more jaggery you use, the more watery your batter gets. So be careful.