This Rava idli recipe is a south Indian steamed snack or breakfast recipe. It is easy to make.

It is healthy as it doesn't need a lot of oil. You can make it still healthier by adding vegetables such as grated or cinely chopped carrots, french beans and green peas. It looks colorful too when you add vegetables.

In the recipe below I am using carrots and green peas. If you plan to use french beans, chop them and steam cook them till just done before adding to the batter.

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How to make rava idli:

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Ingredients for making about 10

Rava(semolina) -1 cup

Yogurt(a little sour is good) - 1 cup

Milk - 1/2 cup or as needed.

Salt - 1/2 tsp

Carrot - 1/2 cup grated

Green peas(optional) - 1/2 cup cooked

Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp chopped

Green chili - 1 chopped fine

Coconut - 2 tbsp, Freshly grated

Soda bi carb - 1/2 tsp

Seasoning

Oil- 1 tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves - 5-6 chopped

Bengal gram dal(chana dal) - 1 tsp

Black gram dal(urad dal)- 1 tsp

Cashew nuts - 4-5 chopped

Preparation;

1. Lightly dry roast rava for about 2 minutes. Let cool.
2. In a bowl add roasted rava, yogurt, salt, chopped coriander and green chili, grated coconut, peas, carrots and mix well to form a thick batter without lumps.
3. Check consistency. Add a little milk if needed. The batter should be of pouring consistency. Keep aside for 15 minutes.

Make seasoning:

1. Heat oil. Add mustard and cumin seeds. When they stop crackling, add chana dal and urad dal. Fry a little, do not let it brown.
2. Add curry leaves. Take off fire.
3. Add chopped cashew nuts . Cool.
4. Add to batter. Mix well.

Steaming Idli:

1. Just before making idli, add the soda bi carb and mix well.
2. Add a ladleful of batter into a idli plates. Steam in a steamer for 15 minutes.

Serve hot with coconut chutney and/or sambar

More recipes with semolina:

• Upma - Semolina dish - Savory Semolina Snack
• Sheera - Sooji Halwa - Semolina sweet
  

See also:
Aval - Rice flakes snack - breakfast dish