Rava Idli
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: Serves 2-3
 
Steamed semolina idlis, ideal for breakfast
Ingredients
  • 1 cup lightly roasted rava
  • 1½ cups yogurt/curd
  • ¼ cup chopped coriander
  • Salt To Taste
  • ¼ tsp baking powder
  • 1 generous pinch baking soda
For Tempering:
  • 2 Tsp oil (sunflower/ vegetable/groundnut oil)
  • 1 Tsp mustard seeds
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds/jeera
  • 1-2 green chillies finely chopped
  • 1 sprig finely chopped curry leaves
  • ¼ Cup finely chopped coriander
  • 2 Tbsp chopped cashews
  • 2 Tbsp raisins
  • ½ Tbsp ghee
Method
  1. Heat ghee, golden fry cashews and raisins. Keep aside
  2. Heat oil. Add mustard, cumin and let them splutter
  3. Add urad dal, gram dal along with curry leaves and chopped green chillies. Let them turn golden
  4. Add chopped coriander. Mix the tempering well
  5. Mix in the roasted rava. Add fried cashews and raisins. Mix everything well
  6. Once this mixture cools down, add salt, baking powder and baking soda and more chopped coriander
  7. Mix yogurt. Make idlis by steaming in idli maker for 12-14 mins
  8. Serve them hot with ghee, chutney and/or aloo saagu
Notes
Yogurt/Curd should be sweet and not sour
Make sure coriander is fresh, do not waste the stalks chop them finely and add to the idli or you can reserve it for coriander chutney
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/ravaidli/