Hii friends…Today I m here with Breakfast recipe prepared from Cucumber – Cucumber Idli.
Bored of using cucumber only in salads ? How about ” Cucumber Idlis ” ? Interesting ? I know for most of you ,Cucumber Idli may sound like an alien.But if you ask any Manglorean (Southern Karnataka,India) , I’m sure they would say ” Southekayi kadubu / Taushe Idli / Kadamb ” as their all time favorite.Yes,that’s how its known locally. These almost instant aromatic idlis are apt for a Sunday morning breakfast.
In Konkani , Taushe means cucumber and this dish is actually a trademark dish of Konkanis.I learn this dish from my mom who in turn learnt it from her Konkani neighbour.You can make both sweet and savory version of these idlis and both taste awesome.Traditionally these idlis are wrapped in banana leafs or turmeric leaves and later steam cooked. Aahh…When steaming these idlis, the whole house smells so divine especially if using turmeric leaf. But in cities,for day to day cooking,we have compromised and altered many traditional methods.So in this recipe too , for convenience,instead of banana / turmeric leaf ,normal idli molds or cups are used. Of course it cant beat the heady aroma infused from leaves , but there is no compromise in taste.
Cucumber idlis does not require any fermentation. Also no soaking and grinding if you have Bansi rava in stock.I used bansi Ravi…for weight loss…u can use Rice Rava…. Best part is it is so filling and healthy and apt dish to finish off those not so fresh cucumbers.
Please do try this at your home and let me know and dont forget to give a like and share your suggestions…..Happy cooking.
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