Sunday, February 7, 2010

Rava Idly

Rava Idly
Ingredients:
  • Rava/Sooji - 1 cup
  • Curd - 1/2 cup
  • Water - 1/2 cup or less adjust according to consistency
  • Cashews - 4 to 5 broken
  • Carrot - 2 grated
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil - 3 tsp
  • Ghee - 1 tsp
  • Baking Soda - a pinch[optional I dont use it regularly]
To temper:
  • Mustard seeds - 2 tsp
  • Turmeric powder - a pinch
  • Green chillies -1 finely chopped
Method:
  1. Dry roast rava for 2-3 mins taking care not to change its color, keep aside. Roast cashews in ghee and keep seperately.Add carrots and saute till moisture and raw smell leaves, keep aside.

  2. Drizzle oil , add mustard seeds and let it splutter. Then add the list under tempering, saute for 2 mins.

  3. Mix rava, cashews,tempering items, with curd and mix well.Add water little by little to form idly batter consistency.

  4. Pour into oil-applied idly plates and steam it for 15 minutes. Serve hot with chutney!
Rava Idly

34 comments:

  1. these are my fav too and even Son has started eating them for dinner. but mine doesn't fluff much. I follow the same recipe only.your look perfect.

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  2. Sharmi,

    Rava idly looks really good. nice click

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  3. no baking soda? idlis look very soft and fluffy.

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  4. they look delicious! looking forward to ur next post..i really want to learn how to take gud food pics!
    Renuka
    http://cookingyummy.blogspot.com/

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  5. Rava idli looks too spongy Sharmi, i always amazed to ur lovely clicks, waiting eagerly for ur next post..

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  6. Yummy and nice pic!!! btw the next post will be the most expected one!!!

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  7. The Pic is really good dear!!!! I often make these idli's at home:) looks yummy!!!!

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  8. Perfect and fluffy idlis! And pic is also good re. :)

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  9. I add carrots to rava idli too and we enjoy this at home. What's wrong with the picture? Looks great to me.

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  10. I add a pinch of soda to the batter. Yours look fluffy with out that too.

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  11. Rava idli and the chutney look so colorful.

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  12. What a delightful break fast..Looks Inviting and Delicious....Perfect clicks...

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  13. Rava idly looks delicious. I will definitely prepare it for tomorrow's breakfast.

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  14. just awesome..Sharmilee.. thanks for following..
    Wud like to follow u too. .cant find the option here..

    I love rava idli.. and have been waiting for an inspiration.. this pic makes me drool

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  15. Perfect tiffin with the green chutney on side!

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  16. Looks so nice! Pictures dont show up the poor lighting its very nice!

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  17. I am a fan of Rava idli too!Looks delicious!

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  18. looks great! Wow - I use Gits, never tried from scratch...

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  19. looks perfect!! rava idli looks appetizing with that green chutney!!!

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  20. Yummy breakfast, rava idly looks delicious. Eagerly waiting for your next post.

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  21. I have passed you an award, i just love the clicks in your blog.

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  22. Poor lightining? Where Sharmi? The pictures look so good. Love rava idli as they are so filling and hearty.

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  23. Beautiful color, feel like grabbing those right now off of the screen.

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  24. Loks so tempting!!! nice clicks!!!

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  25. This is one of my favourites too.Your post reminded me that I havent made this for a long time .So its Rava Idly for dinner today...:)

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  26. SO Spongy and lovely idlis!! And pics are lovely too! Waiting for ur next post :)

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  27. This recipe is from my mother and over the yrs she had not used baking soda still the idlis turn fluffy and soft. And thanks so much friends....I was not at all saisfied with this pic...& was skeptical whether to post or not...Now ur comments encourages me a lot!!

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