Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, poha idli recipe | instant poha rava idli | avalakki idli is a vegetarian south india breakfast made with poha / aval / avalakki / atukulu / flattened rice, curd, and rice rava / idli rava in about 50 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 20 idli
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: south india
Ingredients
- 1 cup poha / aval / avalakki / atukulu / flattened rice (thick)
- 1 cup curd
- 1½ cup rice rava / idli rava
- ¾ tsp salt
- 2 cup water (as required)
- ¾ tsp eno / fruit salt
Method
- firstly, in a small mixi grind 1 cup poha to a coarse powder. i have used thick variety poha, if you are using thin then increase the quantity of poha.
- add 1 cup curd and mix well. make sure to poha absorbs curd.
- further, add 1½ cup rice rava and mix well. you can alternatively, use upma rava and mix well.
- now add ¾ tsp salt and 1 cup water.
- mix well making sure everything is well combined adding water as required.
- cover and rest for 30 minutes or until the rava and poha absorb water.
- after 30 minutes, mix gently, making sure the rava has absorbed water.
- now add ½ cup water and mix well adjusting the consistency.
- just before steaming, add ¾ tsp eno and mix gently until the batter turns frothy.
- now pour the batter into greased idli plate.
- steam the idli for 15 minutes or until the idli is cooked well.
- finally, enjoy poha idli with coriander mint chutney.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
