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Try Traditional Ottu Shavige Recipe For Breakfast
- •Ottu Shavige is a wonderful and traditional breakfast dish that is perfect for festive occasions like Dasara.
- •Preparing Ottu Shavige brings the entire family together as everyone assists in pressing the vermicelli using a Shavige Mane.
- •The recipe requires simple ingredients such as rice flour, water, coconut oil, and salt.
- •The dough is first prepared by boiling water and mixing rice flour, then steam-cooked before pressing into spirals.
- •Serve the soft and delicious Ottu Shavige hot with coconut chutney, sambar, coconut milk, or korma.
Key Questions Answered
Ottu Shavige is traditionally prepared during major festival days such as Ganesha Chaturthi, Deepavali, Ugadi, Bheemana Amavasye, and Dasara in the Malnad, Coastal, and Old Mysuru regions of Karnataka.
To prepare Ottu Shavige for 4 to 6 people, you need 2 cups of rice flour, 2 cups of water, 1 teaspoon of coconut oil, and 1 teaspoon of salt or salt to taste.
Boil 2 cups of water with 1 teaspoon of coconut oil and salt, then stir in the rice flour until it absorbs the water. Cover and let it rest for 2 minutes before kneading it thoroughly while hot into a soft, non-sticky dough. Finally, shape the dough into small cylinders, steam them in an idli cooker or steamer for 8 to 10 minutes until non-sticky, and press them through a greased Shavige Mane or chakli maker.
