Rava Idli - How to Make Instant Rava Idli
Rava idli is Soft, pillowy instant idli recipe made with rava/sooji or semolina.
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Servings: 4
Calories: 269kcal
Equipment
- Idli cooker
Ingredients
- 1 cup Semolina rava/sooji
- 2 Green Chillies chopped
- 1 tablespoon Ginger chopped
- 1 Curry Leaves sprigs
- 2 tbsp Fresh Coriander cilantro
- ½ tsp Salt namak
- 1 tbsp Cooking Oil
- ½ tsp Mustard Seeds
- ½ tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 tsp Bengal gram /chana daal
- 1 tsp Urad dal White Lentils
- ¼ tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
- ½ cup yogurt sour curd
Instructions
To Make Instant Mix
- Heat oil in a pan, add asafoetida/hing, mustard seeds, Chana dal, urad dal, cumin seeds and stir fry for a minute.
- Now add chopped ginger, green chili mix and stir for few seconds.
- Add curry leaves and fresh coriander leaves. Cook these till these are fully dry and dehydrated.
- Now add semolina/sooji and saute on low flame for 5-7 minutes. keep stirring it.
- Switch off the flame and add salt.
- Allow this mixture to cool down.
To Make Rava Idli Batter
- Take one cup of instant Idli mix we prepared. Add curd/yogurt and mix well.
- Add water and salt to make a thick batter. Keep this for 10-15 minutes.
- Add some more water if it batter becomes thicker because rava absorbs a lot of water
- Finally add 1 teaspoon of ENO fruit salt and mix well
To Steam Rava Idli on Stovetop
- Grease the idli moulds and pour one -two tablespoon of batter in each bowl of idli moulds.
- Or like me grease the idli plate place a curry leaf and a cashew half each and pour idli batter over it for that beautiful looking soft idli that you see in the image.
- Place it in idli cooker and steam cook for 10 minutes.
- Allow the steam to escape and then remove the idles from idli plate.
- Serve these instant soft rava idlies hot with idli podi, coconut chutney and sambhar.
To Make Microwave Instant Rava Idli
- To make Idli in microwave, you can make idli batter as given above. Next step, take microwave idli molds and grease the idli plates.
- Add spoonful of batter in greased idli plates.
- In the base plate of microwave idli stand add few tablespoons of water and place idli stand with batter in this base plate.
- Cover with lid and steam on medium power for 6-7 minutes. Serve these soft pillowy microwave idlies hot with sambar and chutney.
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Notes
- If you are storing mix for longer time make sure that all fresh herbs dry out completely.
- For making soft idli, after adding fruit salt, mix and immediately make idlies.
- Otherwise, add fruit salt only when you are done greasing idli plate/moulds and are ready to steam idlies.
- To make Rava idli without Eno you can use ¼tsp baking soda to the mix instead of adding Eno.
- For making variations you can add finely chopped vegetables or vegetable purees instead of water.
Nutrition
Calories: 269kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 320mg | Potassium: 169mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 499IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 3mg