Rava Idli | Semolina Idli
Home-made steamed savory cakes/idli prepared with semolina and yogurt and with simple spices with the goodness of carrots and cashews.
Servings: 4
Calories: 261kcal
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- steamer like idli cooker
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rava Sooji / Semolina
- ½ cup Yogurt / Curd
- ⅛ tsp Baking soda – a pinch
- 1 inch Ginger finely chopped
- 1.25 tsp Salt
- ½ cup Carrots grated
- 1 Green Chilies finely chopped
- 2 tbsp Oil for tempering and greasing the idli plates
- 2 tbsp Cilantro finely chopped
- ⅛ tsp Turmeric
- ⅛ tsp Paprika optional
- ¼ cup Water adjust as required
To Temper
- 2 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1 tsp Hing
- 1 tsp Urad Dal
- 1 tsp Channa Dal
- 10 Cashews
- 5 Curry leaves optional
Instructions
- Slightly roast the rava without adding any oil.
- Transfer the roasted rava to a bowl and add the chopped green chilies, ginger, carrots, cilantro, salt, baking soda, turmeric, sweet paprika.
- Then add the yogurt and mix them well. It should be thick like below.
- Now add the water and bring it to idly batter consistency. Add water as needed.
- Heat a kadai or tadka pan and add oil. Once the oil is hot, add the mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal, cashews, curry leaves, and hing. As they start to splutter, add it to the rava idly mix.
- Mix it well and meanwhile grease the idli tray.
- Add a ladle full of rava idli mix to the idli tray and fill them all.
- Now steam it for 15 minutes.
- Let it cool and remove them from the idly tray and serve hot with sambar and idli.
- That’s it. Yummy idlis are ready.
Notes
- Sweet paprika and turmeric are completely optional.
- Adjust the green chilies and ginger according to your preference.
- Instead of baking soda, you can use eno or fruit salt.
- Depending upon the sourness of yogurt, adjust the salt.
- Add and adjust the veggies of your choice. Other veggies like beans, grated cauliflower can be added.
Nutrition
Calories: 261kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 1287mg | Potassium: 149mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2797IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 1mg