Monday, June 14, 2010

Happy Raja with Stuffed Idlis

Today is the start of Raja festival for Oriyas. It is a special occasion for girls. Girls get to wear new clothes and spend time with friends - dancing, singing and swinging. Lots of adhoc swings (ropes hung out from tall trees)  come up during this time. There is a lot of pithas (Oriya sweets) made during these 3 days of Raja celebration. This is my simple recipe to celebrate this great festival.

Ingredients
Urad Dal - 1 cup
Idli Rice - 1 cup
Salt to taste

For the filling
2 tablespoon of paneer (fresh, home made paneer)
2 tablespoon of gur/brown sugar (sugar will work too)
1 tablespoon of shredded coconut
1 pod of elaichi

How To
Soak the Ural dal and Idli rice overnight.  Grind it and leave it for few hours for it to ferment.

Mix the paneer, brown sugar, shredded coconut and elaichi well. You can cook on the stove top for a few minutes. I just microwaved it for 2 minutes.

Pour the batter into the mold. Add the filling on the top and steam the idlis as required for regular idlis.

Serve fresh. It tastes great with warm milk too.

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  1. UnknownJune 14, 2010 at 8:05 PM

    Happy Raja dear. These stuffed idlis looks simply mouth watering. Very new to me and a must trier :)

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  2. Nandinis foodJune 14, 2010 at 8:28 PM

    Happy Raja. These sweetmeats look lovely!

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  3. subhashiniJune 14, 2010 at 8:48 PM

    Happy Raja.
    I am missing all these after marriage.Any way yummy idlies

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  4. Shanthi KrishnakumarJune 14, 2010 at 9:32 PM

    Happy Raja and the idlis look lovely

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  5. Sayantani Mahapatra MudiJune 14, 2010 at 10:54 PM

    happy Raja festival Somoo. did you also hung swings for your daughter? the idlis look lovel;y very new but looks mouth watering.

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  6. Indian KhanaJune 14, 2010 at 11:42 PM

    Never tried stuff one..looks gud...enjoy the festive days

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  7. Priya SureshJune 15, 2010 at 12:11 AM

    Wow wat a tempting filling, Happy raja and the idlies looks fabulous..

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  8. UnknownJune 15, 2010 at 12:48 AM

    Happy Raja festival Idli recipe sounds fabulous and very new to me enjoy the festival Dear

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  9. Ushnish GhoshJune 15, 2010 at 2:29 AM

    Dear Somoo
    Happy Raja and thank you for the recipe..I also quickly had a look at the last year Pitha and the Arisha pitha too.
    These recipes are pending against ur name.( last 1 year)
    1. Mahura
    2. ChinchaDa
    3. Atakali pitha

    Have a nice week

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  10. SharmilaJune 15, 2010 at 3:07 AM

    Happy Raja Somoo! :-)

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  11. Kalyan KarmakarJune 15, 2010 at 4:07 AM

    Happy Raja to you and your family Somoo

    My nickname is Raja :) My mom's in town. We had a debate sparked off by idli. I said that even 'healthy food' food could be made tasty. I had adding flavours to idli in mind when I said this. And then you posted something on the same lines. Quite a coincidence

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  12. jayasreeJune 15, 2010 at 4:32 AM

    Happy festival wishes... Stuffed idli sounds interesting.

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  13. KiranJune 15, 2010 at 4:44 AM

    Dear Somoo,
    Happy Raja to you.Stuffed idlis look very delicious.Will try it soon.

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  14. VrindaJune 15, 2010 at 4:52 AM

    Never tried idlis this way..looks yumm

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  15. Sarah NaveenJune 15, 2010 at 5:00 AM

    Thanx for sharing the info about this festival :)
    Idli looks so soft and spongy..loved the stuffing

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  16. RachanaJune 15, 2010 at 6:06 AM

    Happy Raja! These sweet flavourful idlis look so delicious :-)

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  17. ShriJune 15, 2010 at 7:27 AM

    Wow!I never knew you could do something like this..I will definitely give it a try:)

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  18. AnonymousJune 15, 2010 at 10:04 AM

    happy raja somoo.stuffing something sweet and with paneer is how u can make a boring idli interesting.

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  19. Indian Cuisine BlogrollJune 15, 2010 at 10:19 AM

    Idea of stuffing idlies never occured to me...great idea..can stuff it with other ingredients as well, i guess

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  20. Home Cooked Oriya FoodJune 15, 2010 at 5:51 PM

    thanks guys. glad you like it...

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  21. UnknownJune 16, 2010 at 9:58 PM

    nice recipe..should try it sometime..

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  22. Soma PradhanJune 17, 2010 at 7:30 AM

    Happy Raja to you dear....The Idlis look perfect

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  23. ChamJune 17, 2010 at 3:23 PM

    Very interesting idlis recipe! Quiet late to wish u Happy Raja!

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  24. Home Cooked Oriya FoodJune 17, 2010 at 6:13 PM

    thanks for the wishes...

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  25. Gouri GuhaJune 17, 2010 at 9:40 PM

    Hi Somoo,
    first my wishes (belated, somehow missed this)for the Raja festival...I remember we too played on the swing during our childhood days in Cuttack...just remembering the song...aasila raja barasaku thore...the rest can't remember.
    You must be missing the flavour of this occasion being far away from home.
    Cheers...

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  26. Padhu SankarJune 18, 2010 at 12:13 AM

    Stuffed idly sounds great!! Can't wait to try

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  27. Dhanya GaneshJune 18, 2010 at 10:54 AM

    Wow..I would luv to have the Raja festival. Stuffed idli looks yummy ,have book marked it ,will try soon:).

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  28. Home Cooked Oriya FoodJune 19, 2010 at 4:17 AM

    I love the fun festival and miss it a lot!

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  29. Vikis KitchenJune 19, 2010 at 5:03 PM

    Happy Raja dear. Idlies look very cute and tasty.

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  30. Home Cooked Oriya FoodJune 19, 2010 at 8:34 PM

    Thanks Viki!

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  31. ChitraJune 20, 2010 at 9:38 PM

    Love these idlies.looks nice :)

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  32. Home Cooked Oriya FoodJune 21, 2010 at 4:48 AM

    Chitra - thanks.

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  33. Sushma MallyaJune 21, 2010 at 5:48 AM

    happy raja somoo...and nice idea to stuff idli...and stuffing too is very nice..

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  34. Home Cooked Oriya FoodJune 21, 2010 at 4:48 PM

    Sushma - thanks.

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  35. Malar GandhiJune 22, 2010 at 5:35 AM

    Happy Raja:) Stuffed idlies sounds so unique and interesting to me:)

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  36. SrivalliJune 22, 2010 at 11:58 AM

    wow stuffed idlis look great..Happy Raja to you!

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  37. NithyaJune 23, 2010 at 11:44 AM

    Wow.. never knew abt this festival before. Good to know it from you. Lovely dish dear :)

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  38. Home Cooked Oriya FoodJune 23, 2010 at 5:34 PM

    Thanks all for the wishes...

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  39. ParitaJune 27, 2010 at 10:12 AM

    Love the stuffing..very delicious and innovative recipe..bookmarked!

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  40. Home Cooked Oriya FoodJune 28, 2010 at 4:39 AM

    Parita - thanks! Let me know when u try...

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  41. PreeOccupiedJune 30, 2010 at 4:57 AM

    Hope you had a good "Raja" festival. And this stuffed idli can beat the best idlis of the world. I just love the idea of it being stuffed.

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  42. Home Cooked Oriya FoodJune 30, 2010 at 3:32 PM

    thanks for the high praise!

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  43. SatrupaJuly 2, 2010 at 8:10 AM

    Firstly I must congratulate you for maintaining this Oriya Food blog ..... I have been looking for Odiya food blogs n must say you have a gr8 one.
    Gr8 recipes !!

    Regards,
    Satrupa

    http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

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  44. OriyarasoiJuly 2, 2010 at 11:52 PM

    Hey.....i am eagerly looking forward to your next recipe......post something special for the monsoons....

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  45. VijithaJuly 13, 2010 at 11:21 AM

    Happy Raja to you.
    Yummy idlies. They look so tempting. I need to try this version ASAP. :-)

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  46. Home Cooked Oriya FoodJuly 14, 2010 at 2:52 AM

    thanks all... Glad you liked it...

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  47. Umm MymoonahJuly 14, 2010 at 7:18 AM

    Stuffed Idli's looks so delicious, first time here, you have lots of mouthwatering recipes, following you:-)

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  48. Home Cooked Oriya FoodJuly 15, 2010 at 1:06 PM

    Thanks Umm...

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  49. NamithaJuly 19, 2010 at 10:15 AM

    Happy Raja festival Somoo...thanks for sharing this authentic recipe

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  50. Home Cooked Oriya FoodJuly 20, 2010 at 1:50 PM

    Gulmohar - thanks...

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  51. UrmiJuly 29, 2010 at 9:35 PM

    Wonderful and unique recipe. I have prepared idli several times but not stuffed idli. You have prepared very nicely and the idlis looks delicious and mouth watering. Thanks for your lovely recipe.

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  52. dsdsdsJuly 29, 2010 at 10:11 PM

    A different idly dear.. Looks fluffy and nice.. Raja festival is new to me.. Hope you had a blast during your yesteryears

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  53. UnknownJuly 30, 2010 at 6:27 AM

    Hi somoo...hope u r doing fine :) I missed many of your posts, with try to catch up soon.stuffed idli sounds unique and authentic.

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  54. Home Cooked Oriya FoodJuly 31, 2010 at 6:44 AM

    thanks guys... Will be posting soon again... See you later....

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  55. sangeetaOctober 25, 2010 at 11:54 PM

    here after a long time.......so many yummy recipes you have posted recently Somoo...
    this stuffed idly i love , but never had it with paneer ...just the jaggery n coconut is what i use.

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  56. Home Cooked Oriya FoodOctober 26, 2010 at 6:03 PM

    @sangeeta - glad you liked it...

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  57. HemaFebruary 12, 2012 at 4:13 PM

    The stuffed idlis are truly delicious, never tasted this before..

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  58. Home Cooked Oriya FoodFebruary 24, 2012 at 7:53 AM

    @Hema - thanks...

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