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If you are looking for quick,tasty south indian breakfast without any long process of soaking, fermenting , grinding then this rava idli is the best option.I learnt this recipe from my SIL and the accompanying chutney is so perfect you will be asking for more.
Rava idlis have a unique taste that cannot be described easily, it feels spongy, light and has a soft texture that make them even tastier with every bite. This recipe makes 16 idlis of medium size So here is the recipe...
Ingredients
- 2 cup rava/sooji (semolina)
- 2 cup thick butter milk
- 1/2 cup grated carrot
- 1 tbsp chopped cashew
- 1/2 tsp chana dal
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 chopped green chillies
- 1 spring curry leaves
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
- a pinch of hing
- 1 tbsp fruit salt or ENO
- 1 tbsp ghee
- salt to taste
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Cooking Procedure:
Take the idly racks and spray oil on each idli mould and keep aside.
Heat ghee in a pan ,add chana dal ,cashew n fry till light golden brown ,then add mustard seeds,cumin seed and once they splutter add green chilli,curry leaves,hing ,carrot fry for a min ,then add sooji n fry till it become golden brown .
Shift it to some bowl and let it cool ,once cool add the buttermilk and blend it nicely to semi thick batter like idli batter.
Add ENO to this batter ,and immediatly it become fluffy.
Now put 2 tbsp of batter into each idli mould depression, and stack the racks one above the other and steam in the pressure cooker or steamer for 15min on medium flame.
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Remove them carefully from steamer and let it cool, take a sharp spoon and scoop them out into the plate.
Your rava idli is ready.Serve it with your choice of chutney BTW I made sesame tomato chutney for this ,which was the super hit combo for my family .Here is the recipe
Sesame Tomato Chutney
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Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped tomatos
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
- 1 green chilli
- 1 red chilli
- 2 tsp oil
- 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 spring curry leaves
- 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
- a pinch of hing
Dry roast sesame seeds and keep aside
Heat 1 tsp oil and add green chilli, red chilli and fry for a min, now add tomato, cilantro and turmeric powder, cover and cook till it becomes soft.Switch off flame and let it cool.
Take the roasted sesame seeds and grind it finely, then add the above tomato mixture and make a smooth paste.
Now prepare the tempering by heating 1 tsp oil, add mustard, cumin, hing and once mustard start to splutter add the curry leaves. Then add the tempering to the above grinded paste.
Your chutney is ready. Serve it with idli, dosa or rice too
Note: You can store the roasted rava in air tight container for later use
The following spice mixture will do 2 cups of nuts, so if you want to season more than 2 cups, just multiply the spices accordingly.
