Rava Idli

About the Recipe:

An easy and quick idli recipe using sooji or rava. Instead of preparing only upma with rava, we can prepare idli and make it more healthier by adding some vegetables into it.This dish can be prepared instantly and no fermentation is required. Enjoy this hot rava idli with any chutney of your choice

Preparation Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 5-7 mins

Yields: 10-12 idli

Ingredients needed:

Sooji/White rava: 1 Cup

Curd: 1 Cup

Carrot: 1

Ginger: 1 inch piece

Green Chilly: 1

Curry leaves: a few

Coriander leaves: a few

Oil: 1 tsp

Ghee: 1 tsp

Mustard seeds: 1 tsp

Channa Dal: 2 tsp

Urad Dal: 2 tsp

Cooking soda: ¼ tsp

Cashew nuts: a few

Water: as required

Salt: as required

Sugar: a pinch

Preparation:

1.Chop the carrot, ginger, green Chilly, coriander leaves and curry leaves

2.Heat ghee in a pan and fry the cashew nuts and keep it aside

Method:

1. In the same pan, heat oil add mustard seeds, after it splutters add Channa Dal and Urad Dal

2. Now add chopped ginger, green chilly, curry leaves, carrot and saute it for a few minutes( 2-3 mins)

3. Add the sooji in the pan and saute it for few minutes till it gets a slight color

4. Put off the flame and allow it to cool down

5. After the mixture is cooled down, add the chopped coriander, salt and a pinch of sugar and mix well

6. Keep a spoon of curd aside and add the remaining to the mixture and mix it good

7.  In the leftover curd add very little of cooking soda and beat it well with a spoon till you see few froth/bubbles on the curd

8. Add it to the mixture and mix it very well.

9. You can add little water to the batter if its too thick. The consistency of the batter should be like the one shown in the picture.The rava idli batter is now ready.

10. Grease the idli plates with a little oil, place a few cashews and gently fill in the plates with the batter

11. Steam it in a steamer/ pressure cooker without the weight for 5 to 7 minutes

12. Hot rava idli is ready to be served with any chutney of your choice

Note:

1. Adding carrots is optional. Adding them makes it healthier and gives a good color too

2. The consistency of the batter should not be too thin

3. Insert a fork after steaming the idlis for 5 mins, if the fork comes out clean then the idlis are ready. Make sure not to steam the idlis for a longer time because it gets harder.

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