Rava Idli is a popular, quick and easy breakfast or a evening snack recipe from Karnataka. It is a variation from traditional idli recipe which is made from rice and urad dal but made with Rava/Semolina, yogurt and few other spices. The process of making rava idli is very simple since it doesn’t require any grinding or fermentation. Rava idli is usually served hot with chutney like coconut chutney or tomato chutney
Preparation time – 10 min
Cooking time – 20 min
Makes – 10 idlis
Ingredients:
Rava/Sooji – 1 cup
Curd/yogurt – 1/2 cup
Water – required for making the batter
Ginger – 1/2 tsp finely grated
Salt – as per taste
Green chilies – 2 finely chopped
Curry leaves – few finely chopped
Cilantro – few strings finely chopped
ENO fruit salt – 1 tbsp
Oil – 1 tbsp
Ghee/Clarified butter – 1 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
Urad dal – 1/4 tsp
Chana dal – 1/4 tsp
Roasted cashews – 2 tsp
Preparation:
- Heat 1 tbsp of oil and 1 tsp of ghee in a pan. Add in mustard seeds and when it starts to splutter add in the urad dal and chana dal and saute.
- Now add in the finely grated ginger, green chilies, curry leaves and cilantro and saute well.
- Add in a cup of rava/sooji and keep roasting on a medium flame for 5 minutes. Now transfer the roasted rava in a bowl and allow it to cool down a little and then add in the roasted cashews.
- Now add in 1/2 cup of curd, salt as per taste and mix. Add water little by little and mix well. (the consistency of the batter should be like the idli batter, Check out the video for detail). After it is well mixed set aside the batter for 30 min.
- Heat the idli cooker with enough water so that it will be ready for steaming the Rava idlis. Grease the idli plates with little oil or ghee.
- Now add in 1 tbsp of ENO fruit salt to the batter and mix well. Pour the batter into the idly moulds and place it in the idli cooker and cover it.
- Let it steam on a medium flame for 10 to 12 minutes. (to check whether it is well cooked insert a knife in the center of the idli and it has to come out clear)
- Soft and delicious Rava idlis are ready to enjoy. Serve them hot with coconut chutney or tomato chutney.
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