Thursday, 22 August 2013

Rava ( Sooji ) Idli


Ingredients:

  • Rava or sooji - 1 cup
  • Curd - 1 cup
  • Carrot grated - 2 tblpsn
  • Coriander chopped - 2 tblspn
  • Cooking soda - 1/4 tspn
  • Salt - to taste

For seasonings:

  • Oil - 1 tblpsn
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tspn
  • Broken urad dal - 1/2 tspn
  • Asafoetida powder - a pinch 
  • Chopped ginger - 1 tspn
  • Chopped green chilli - 2 tspn
  • Cashew broken - 2 tspn

Method:

  • Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard after it pops out add asafoetida powder urad dal and cashew
  • When urad dal turns golden brown add green chilli, ginger and saute, then add rava and saute it for few mins
  • Don't over saute it, switch off the stove and cool the mixture
  • In a bowl take 1 cup curd and then add grated carrot, coriander and the fried rava mixture
  • Add salt, cooking soda and mix well, add water little by little and bring it to idli batter consistency without any lumps

  • Leave the batter for 15 to 20 minutes
  • Then greese the idli moulds and pour a ladle of batter in to it repeat the process for remaining  batter and steam cook it for 15 to 20 minutes
  • Serve the tasty rava idli hot with few drops of ghee on top along with any chutneys or idli chilli powder







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