Making rava idli at home?,never thought of this as we usually ate this at restaurants when we were kids.When I saw this on the Internet I was very suspicious if I can get the right kind of idlis,I mean the texture and the taste,Finally I tried it and its the easiest idli I can imagine doing .
Ingredients for rava idli
Rava sooji (fine) - 2 cups.
Yogurt-3 teaspoons.
Salt-as per taste
water-1 1/2 cups
sodium bi carbonate-1/2 tea spoon.
Take a teaspoon of oil(i used sunflower oil),which ever you have at home also does good, ghee works better and roast the rava till light orange color make sure to keep stirring the rava or else rava might get burnt.Add the tempering prepared.Place the whole roasted rava in a bowl,and then add the yogurt and salt and slowly add the water till all the rava is soaked .The batter must be thick.Add the sodium bi carbonate powder .Soak it for at least 2 to 3 hours.Preferably 3 hours.
Tempering for the idli
oil-4 teaspoons
mustard seeds- 1/4 tbsp
jeera- 1/4 tbsp
channa daal-1 teaspoon
urad daal-1teaspoon.
chopped coriander leaves- 1/4 cup
curry leaves- 4
asafoetida-a pinch
Salt- 1 tsp.
chop the coriander leaves,curry leaves,heat a little oil in a pan,put the mustard seeds,after the mustard seeds start spluttering add jeera ,urad daal,channa daal and remove it from the heat add the chopped coriander and curry leaves and a pinch of hing(asafoetida).Add this tampering to the prepared mix of rava.Add salt to this.
Grease the idli plates with oil and add the batter and cook in the idli cooker for 15 to 20 minutes.
Serve hot with Coconut Mint Chutney
Roast Rava in a pan.
Add tempering to this.
Add yogurt,water,salt and sodium bi carbonate.
soak for 2-3 hours.
Soaked rava idli batter.
Grease idli pans and pour in the batter.
Cook for 15 to 20 min.It won't take more than 15
minutes to cook.
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