Rava Idli Recipe: Quick Rava Idli: South Indian Rava Idli recipe

Ingredients:

• For The Batter


• 1 cup semolina (rava)


• 1/4 cup curds (dahi)


• 1 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)


• salt to taste


• 3/4 tsp fruit salt

Other Ingredients:

• 1 tsp oil


• 1/2 tsp ghee


• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)


• 1 tsp urad dal (split black lentils)


• 1 tbsp broken cashewnuts (kaju)


• 4 curry leaves (kadi patta)


• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)


• 2 tsp finely chopped green chillies


• a pinch asafoetida (hing)


• oil for greasing

For Serving - sambhar, coconut chutney

Method

For the batter

1. Combine all ingredients together, except the fruit salt, with 1 cup of water in a deep bowl, mix well and keep aside for 10 minutes.

How to proceed

1. Heat the oil and ghee in a small non-stick pan, add the mustard seeds, urad dal,cashewnuts, curry leaves, cumin seeds, green chilies and asafoetida, mix well and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.


2. Add this tempering to the prepared semolina batter and mix well.


3. Just before steaming, add the fruit salt and 2 of tsp water over the batter.


4. When the bubbles form, mix gently.


5. Pour a little batter into each greased idli mould and steam for 7 to 8 minutes or till the idlis are cooked.


6. Cool slightly, demould and serve immediately with sambhar and coconut chutney.

Courtesy= Tarla Dalal