Monday 11 September 2017

Rava Idli

Easy, tasty and healthy breakfast...
Ingredients

Roasted Rava / Semolina: 1 Cup
Thick Yogurt: 1/4 Cup
Grated Carrot: 1/2 Cup
Chopped Coriander Leaves: 2 Table Spoon
Baking Soda: 1/4 Tea Spoon
Oil / Ghee: 1 Table Spoon
Mustard Seeds: 1/4 Tea Spoon
Split Black gram / Urad Dal: 1/4 Tea Spoon
Split Bengal gram / Chana Dal :1/4 Tea Spoon
Cumin Seeds :1/4 Tea Spoon
Broken Cashew Nuts: 1 Table Spoon
Chopped Ginger: 1 Tea Spoon
Chopped Green Chilly: 2
Curry Leaves : 1 Sprig
Baking Soda: 1/4 Tea Spoon
Salt
Water

Cooking Time: 10 minutes per batch
Method

To a pan add oil / ghee and splutter the mustards seeds.
To this add cumin, urad dal, chana dal and cashew nuts
Roast for a minute or two and add chopped ginger,  green chilly and curry leaves
Saute for two more minutes and add roasted rava and combine well and switch off the flame
Let it cool well and add yogurt, chopped coriander leaves, grated carrot, baking soda, salt and required water
Combine well to make a thick batter and let it rest for 20 to 30 minutes
Pour a little more water if the batter has become too thick and pour to greased idli moulds and steam for 10 minutes
Serve hot with chutney or sambhar
Note:

If you are using plain rava first roast the rava in half a table spoon of ghee or oil until it becomes light brown in color (in low flame)