Idli Varieties | 30 Different Types Of Idli Recipes

 If you’re a fan of South Indian cuisine, exploring different idli varieties can be an exciting culinary journey. Here is a collection of 30+ Idli varieties from my website. Idli is a staple food in South India. One can enjoy different types of idli recipes at home for breakfast and dinner. Before and after marriage, my taste towards food has changed drastically but idli is the only dish that makes my breakfast / dinner time happy.

Idli is nothing but steamed rice cake. It is easily digestible, ideal for travel, steam cooked, oil free, very light and moreover very tasty when had with chutney & sambar as side dish. I bet no south Indian breakfast recipe (especially in Tamil nadu) can beat this simple idli recipe, agreed?. So I keep searching & trying varieties of idli recipes.

Be it oats or any millets, I can have it in idli form more than porridge or upma. In this collection, you can find 4 types of idli, dosa batter recipes which gives you soft idli & crispy dosa. Among these 4, 2 recipes are idli, dosa batter using grinder, one using mixie & one is with idli rava in mixie. 

Other recipes are Rava idli, Kanchipuram idli, Kushboo idli, Oats idli, Barely idli, brown rice idli, Ragi idli, Jowar idli, Kerala Red rice idli, Karnataka special Thatte idli, Karnataka idli rava idli, Black rice idli, Black urad dal idli, Bamboo rice idli, Millet idli etc. I have plans to post more idli recipes in future. I will keep updating this page whenever I post here. 

Do try these idli varieties for breakfast or dinner and enjoy the variations. Even bachelors can try these as most of these batter can be ground using mixie. For people who live in abroad, fermenting idli batter is very difficult. So I have made a separate post for that with tips. Please check that link in the end. Soon I’ll try to share a collection of dosa recipes & left over idli recipes. Ok, lets see the 18 different types of Idli recipes.

IDLI VARIETIES | DIFFERENT TYPES OF IDLI RECIPES

Here is the compilation of the best idli varieties from my blog for making hassle-free, healthy Indian breakfast and dinner. You can find different types of idli prepared in Tamil Nadu style, Andhra and Karnataka idli recipes. I have also shared some instant idli recipes that can be made under 15 minutes. Hope you will find this list of different idli varieties helpful for exploring various idli recipes.

Idli Recipe (Idli Batter In Wet grinder)

Idli dosa batter recipe using wet grinder

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Idli Dosa batter in Mixie

Soft Idli, Crispy dosa batter recipe in mixie

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Karnataka style idli with idli rava

Karnataka style idli with idli rava batter in mixie.

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Karnataka hotel style thatte idli

Karnataka hotel style thatte idli – Super soft and spongy idli recipe.

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Karnataka home style thatte idli

Karnataka home style thatte idli with chutney recipe.

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Kushboo Idli Recipe

Tamil nadu special, super spongy and white Kushboo idli recipe.

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Raw Rice idli

Raw rice idli for festivals like Varalakshmi vratham and Ganesh chaturthi.

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Brown Rice Idli

Healthy Brown Rice Idli recipe.

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Oats Barely Idli

Healthy Oats Barely Idli for Diet and Weightloss

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Jowar Idli without rice

Healthy millet based Jowar Idli recipe without using rice.

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Quinoa Idli recipe

Soft Idli and crispy dosa batter recipe with Quinoa

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Kerala Red Rice Idli Recipe

Kerala Red Rice Idli Recipe. Idli recipe using Matta rice

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Thinai Idli / Foxtail Millet Idli Recipe

Healthy and easy Thinai Idli / Foxtail Millet Idli Recipe for breakfast and dinner.

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Finger millet idli / Ragi Idli Recipe

Finger millet idli / Ragi Idli Recipe with rice.

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Varagu Idli / Kodo Millet Idli Recipe

Varagu Idli / Kodo Millet Idli Recipe for breakfast. Ideal for weightloss and diabetics.

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Kaatuyanam Idli Dosa Recipe

Organic wild rice Idli recipe for a healthy breakfast.

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Ration rice idli dosa recipe

Tamil nadu Ration rice idli dosa recipe

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Bamboo rice idli recipe

Try this healthy and tasty Organic rice idli dosa recipe using Bamboo rice.

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Black rice idli dosa recipe

Karuppu kavuni known as Black rice idli dosa recipe.

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Sabudana idli / Sago idli

Instant Sabudana idli / Sago idli with chutney recipe.

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Instant Ragi Idli Recipe

Super quick and instant Ragi idli recipe

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Instant Rava idli recipe

Instant Plain Rava idli recipe

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Instant Poha Idli Recipe

Instant Poha Idli Recipe / Aval Idli

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Instant Quinoa Idli Recipe

Instant Quinoa Idli Recipe for a healthy breakfast and dinner option.

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Instant Oats Idli Recipe

Healthy and Instant Oats Idli Recipe with chutney.

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Instant Bread idli recipe

Instant Bread idli recipe

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Kanchipuram Idli recipe

Kanchipuram Idli recipe – Tamil nadu special Koil idli recipe

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Stuffed idli

Instant and healthy Stuffed idli recipe with vegetables.

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Instant Rava idli without Soda, Eno

Instant Rava idli without using baking soda, Eno

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