Rava Idli

Rava Idli / Semolina Idli

Rava / Semolina Idli is South Indian Special recipe served with chutney and sambar for breakfast/ tiffin time. Simple and quick recipe with few ingredients...this is also an instant idli recipe.

You can even roast rava with seasonings and store in an airtight container for 1 or 2 months. 

Ingredients:

Rava / sooji / semolina - 1 cup

Curd - 1 cup

Mustard / Rai - 1 tsp

Urud dal - 1/2 tsp

Channa dal - 1/2 tsp

Asafatedia - 1/4 tsp

Baking powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt - to taste

Cashew - few (optional)

Coriander leaves / curry leaves - few chopped

Oil - 1 tsp 

Method:

# Heat a pan add oil and mustard let it crackle, add urud dal and channa dal. As it slightly chages colour add rava / semolina and roast on a medium flame. Once it slightly chages colour add salt and asafatedia and coriander leaves and roast for few more minutes.

# Once you get a nice aroma of roasted rava switch off the stove and leave it for 5 minutes.

# Add curd to the roasted rava and rest the batter for 10-12 minutes.

# Add baking powder to rava batter and 1/4 cup of water. Mix well...it should be thick idli batter consistency. Once you add baking powder you can see some froth in rava Idli batter.

# Grease the idli mould / plate with oil, place a cashew and pour the rava idli batter. Add water to the idli steamer...steam rava idli's for 12-15 min.

# Once done leave it for 2-3 minutes then serve with chutney and sambar.

Do try this easy and simple rava Idli and provide your comments.

Thank U!