Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Manuj Yadav | January 29 , 2025

Delicious South Indian Taushe Idli Recipe

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   1 cucumber    1 cup rice    ½ cup jaggery    ½ cup coconut, grated    ¼ tsp salt    Ghee, for serving

Ingredients

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Firstly, take a large cucumber and grate it. Squeeze off the juice. Keep the cucumber and juice aside.

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In a large bowl soak 1 cup rice for 3 hours or overnight. Drain off the water and transfer to a mixer.

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Add ½ cup jaggery and ½ cup coconut. Also, add the cucumber juice and blend to a coarse paste.

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Add the grated cucumber and ¼ tsp salt to the batter. Mix well making sure everything is well combined.

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Add cucumber juice as required to adjust the consistency of the batter.

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Now take a large piece of banana leaf and grease with ghee. Pour 2 ladleful of batter and fold the banana leaf.

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Make sure the batter is well sealed without overflowing. Now steam the idli for 25 minutes or until it is cooked completely.

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Enjoy the cucumber (taushe) idli with ghee or honey.

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