Rava idly is a very famous south indian recipe which is very easy to prepare at home instantly. Though there are many ready made rava idly products are available, home made preservative free rava idly is very soft and delicious.

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup rava (suji/ semolina)

¼ cup semiya

½ teaspoon mustard seeds

½ teaspoon cumin seeds

A pinch of hing (asafoetida)

1 teaspoon channa dhal

1 teaspoon urad dhal

1 sprig curry leaves

3 to 4 dry red chilly (cut into small pieces)

6 to 7 cashew nuts (broken into pieces)

1/3 cup thick curd (yogurt)

3 tablespoons grated carrot

1 teaspoon grated ginger

1½ cup water

2 tablespoons finely chopped coriander leaves

Oil

Salt to taste.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida, channa dhal, urad dhal and saute until the dhal turns brown. Now add curry leaves, dry red chilly,  cashew nuts and saute for 30 seconds.

Then add rava and semiya to this and roast it on medium flame until the rava turns light brown. Switch off the flame and let it cool.

In another bowl, take the mixture of curd, grated ginger, grated carrot, coriander leaves and salt. To this add roasted rava & water and mix well till no lumps appear.

Keep this batter aside for 20 to 30 min.

Pour this batter in greased idly molds and steam it for 10 to 15 min on medium flame.

Turn off the flame, take the molds out and allow it to cool down a bit, remove prepared idly by using wet spoon.

Instant rava idly is ready.

Serve hot with chutney and enjoy !!!

 

Note:

You can also add eno salt to the batter to make your idly more soft spongy. But after adding eno salt, pour the batter into molds immediately and steam it. Otherwise idly will not be spongy.