Rava Idlis | Instant Rava Idlis | Sooji Idlis

Rava Idlis – an instant, no fermentation idli made using rava.

This recipe of rava idlis can come to your rescue when you want to make a quick and healthy snack. The batter need not be fermented as in the case of regular idlis. Here’s the recipe:

Ingredients

2 cups semolina (rava)
1 cup curds (dahi)
1 tbsp clarified butter (ghee)
¾ tsp mustard seeds (rai)
1 tsp split black gram (udad dal)
1 tsp split chickpeas (chana dal)
Few curry leaves
1 tsp fruit salt (eno)
Salt as per taste

Method

• Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a pan.
• Add mustard seeds, udad dal, chana dal and curry leaves.
• Saute for few seconds.
• Add rava and saute on slow flame.
• Roast the rava till it turns aromatic.
• Turn off the flame  and allow the rava to cool.  
• In a mixing bowl, add the roasted rava, curds and mix.
• Keep this mixture aside for 20 minutes.
• After 20 minutes, add salt and fruit salt to the mixture.
• Add little water to the batter at a time, and keep mixing till you get the desired consisteny. 
• The batter should not be too thin or too thick.
• Grease idli plates with oil and pour the batter into idli moulds.
• Steam the idlis for 10 minutes or till the idlis are cooked. 
• Unmould the idlis and serve hot with green chutney and/or sambar.

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