Rava Idli

ரவை இட்லி (Rava Idli)

Rava idli is one of the best breakfast recipe and also easy to prepare. Whenever we are running out of idly/dosa batter it will help us, because there is no need to ferment. Rava idly is my family’s favorite but everyone needs sambar, coconut chutney and tomato chutney as a side.

Makes 7 to 8 idlis

Ingredients for Rava Idli

Idly rava – 1 cup
Yogurt/ curd – 3/4 cup
Baking soda – 1/2 tsp
Salt as needed

Tempering Ingredients

Oil – 1 tbsp
Cashew nut – 1 tbs
Channa dal – 1/2 tbs
Mustard seeds & urad dal – 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves – 1 spring
Dry red chilli – 3-4
Hing – 1/4 tsp (optional)

Directions

Preparation

Take idly rava in a mixing bowl then add salt and curd
Mix well and add little bit of water (see pic for consistency)
Set aside the mixture for 10 minutes
The mixture will get thicken and tight

Tempering

Take a small frying pan with oil and heat it
Add mustard seeds & urad dal; After the seeds cracked, add curry leaves, channa dal and cashew nuts
After the channa dal turned into golden brown color, add dry red chilli
Add hing then mix well and switch off the flame
Pour this to the idly batter (rava and curd mixture)

Steam Cooking

Start boiling water in idly pot
Spread a wet cloth over the idly plate
Pour little more water to the batter and check the consistency as shown in the picture
Add baking soda to batter and mix well
Pour batter to each hole in the idly plate
In about 5 minutes, water boiled in idly pot, place the idly plate on the pot then close the lid
Cook the idlis for 10 minutes
Take out the idlis as shown in the picture
Serve rava idly with sambar and chutney