Rava Idli

Ingredients for Rava Mix:

• 1 cup Semolina (rava)
• 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 tbsp Chana dal
• 1/2 cup Curry leaves chopped
• 3 tsp Cashew nuts broken
• 1/4 cup Oil

Method:

1. Heat a pan and pour oil, add mustard seeds, when splutters add chana dal, curry leaves and cashew nuts.
2. Fry until cashew nuts turn golden brown, add rava and saute it.
3. Fry the rava until you get nice aroma.
4. Do not burn the rava.



Rava mix

5. Transfer to a plate and cool it.
6. This is called Rava mix.
7. This rava mix can be stored in air tight container for 3 days.

Ingredients for Rava idli:

• 1 cup Rava mix
• 2 cups Yogurt
• 3 tbsp Coriander chopped
• 1/2 tsp Eno fruit salt
• salt to taste

Method:

1. Take a bowl and add rava mix, yogurt, coriander leaves and mix well without any lumps.
2. Add salt. Mix well.
3. Rest it for 10 mins.
4. Heat the idli cooker with water in it.
5. Spray oil to the idli moulds.
6. Now add eno fruit salt to the batter and mix well. The batter should be thick.
7. Fill 3/4 of the mould with batter, as they puff up.
8. When the water boils, place the idli stand gently into the cooker and close the lid.
9. Cook for 10-15 mins.
10. Allow to cool and then remove the rava idilies from the mould.
11. Serve hot with coconut chutney.