Friday, November 18, 2011

Rava Idli/Semolina Idli

Rava Idli is an easy and quick recipe which is perfect for breakfast or snacks. No grinding and no fermentation for hours, they are so simple to make. I used to have these from south indian hotels back in India and they tasted extremely delicious when served steaming hot. But believe me, you can create the same taste at home. Once you make these at home, you may not want to taste the hotel idlies, so guys...definitely give it a try !! I had posted Vermicelli Idli few days back, which is another quick recipe and I prepare it similar to the rava idlies. The rava idlies are very soft and tasty ones, we actually enjoyed it as dinner a couple of days back.







What you need?

1 cup Semolina/Rava
1 cup Yoghurt
1/2 cup grated Carrot
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
5-6 Curry leaves chopped
1" pc Ginger chopped
3-4 Green chillies chopped
1/4 tsp Baking soda
1/4 cup shredded Coconut (optional)
few Cashews (optional)
few Coriander leaves chopped
2 tsp Oil
Salt

How to prepare?


If you are using unroasted rava, dry roast the rava in a pan for few minutes until it leaves nice aroma. Keep aside. I have used already roasted rava here, so I skipped the roasting part.

In the same pan, heat the oil. Splutter mustard seeds. Add ginger, green chillies and curry leaves, saute for a minute. Add carrot and saute for a couple of minutes until raw smell goes. Keep this aside.

Beat the yoghurt well and add it to rava. Mix well. Add some water (I added about 1/2 cup) so as to make a thick batter. Now add the carrot mixture, coconut, coriander leaves and salt to this and mix . Finally add  the baking soda and combine everything well. Keep this aside for 30 minutes.

Grease the idly stand with a little oil. Place a cashew in each of the mould. Place a coriander leaf on top of each cashew (These are for garnishing). Pour the batter into each mould now and lightly spread it. Steam for 12-15 minutes.

Remove the idlis. You can see the cashew and coriander garnishing on top of each idli. Serve hot with any chutney or sambhar.



Notes:
* You can directly add the carrots to the batter without sauting.
*You can add other veggies too.
* You can skip the garnishing part.







34 Tasty Comments:

Nalini's Kitchen said...

Healthy and delicious idly..

Vineetha Sush said...

I m feeling hungry now...I m an idly fan :)

Faseela said...

tempting soft idlis

Julie said...

Delicious n perfect idlis,lovely recipe..Thanx for sharing!!
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Suja Manoj said...

Yummy and healthy breakfast..my favorite..

Alpana said...

Looks very yummy..........

Umm Mymoonah said...

My favorite breakfast, soft and fluffy. Looks very delicious.

MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!. said...

Superbly done.Yumm and soft demolina Idli Dear.Luv it

Sangeetha M said...

perfect rava idlis...looks soft n nice preparation...yummy breakfast and i love with coconut chutney...yummy!!!

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Prabha Mani said...

Soo soft idlis.Nice pics.

Unknown said...

very nice and yummy idlis...


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Amina Creations said...

delicious and healthy idlies.. so soft..

Suma Gandlur said...

Yummy! Rave idlis are our favorite too.

Cookwell said...

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Anonymous said...

Wow! I've never had anything like that...it sounds delicious! I love the ingredients with the sweet carrots and spices! Delicious!

Alessandra said...

Beautiful! Idli always look so difficult for me :-(

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Ganga Sreekanth said...

This is my fav ..luks so delicious

Prathima Rao said...

wow...soft & delish!!!
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Nammaruchi.blogspt.com said...

Hi Sobha,

Thanks for dropping by...Rava idlis looks very soft and spongy...glad to follow u..plz do keep visiting.

Tina said...

perfect idli..

divya said...

Delicious n perfect idlis,lovely recipe..Thanx for sharing!!

Treat and Trick said...

Healthy combo and fantastic flavor!

Roshu said...

delicious idli.....glad to follow u

Chitra said...

its been a long time i made this. Have to make it soon :) My version is also similar to urs ..

Archana said...

Wow these look so yummy.

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Anisha said...

Making rawa idli from scratch has been on my list from a long time. Your recipe sounds simple, some others use eno (fruit salt) which I usually never have.

Saraswathy Balakrishnan said...

Very delicious iddlie..love to have it now:)

Reva said...

My favourite idlis... looks super soft and delicious..:)
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Priya Suresh said...

One of my fav idli,love simply with coconut chutney.

Malar Gandhi said...

Lovely color, perfect rawa idly...beautiful clicks as well.

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Sensible Vegetarian said...

Very yummy looking delicious Idli.

Sushma Mallya said...

Rawa idli has come out so perfect!

Fareeda said...

I would like to try these idlis. I have an idli maker that goes in the microwave oven.

Has anyone tried making the idlis in the microwave?

Thanks

Sobha Shyam said...

@Fareeda..I haven't tried idlis in microwave..do try the idlis and let me know if you liked them.

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