Rava idli is a soft and spongy Indian steamed cake recipe made with semolina or rava. Rava idli is one of the easy and tasty sooji recipes. This is instant recipe, no fermentation is required to make rava idli.
Hot Rava idli served with coconut chutney is a perfect breakfast option. To make a traditional rice idli recipe, we prepare the batter the day before and ferment it overnight. But this is one of the best options for instant idlis.
Also, try our Rice Idli Recipe, Appe Recipe | Kuzhi Paniyaram Recipe | Masala Appam, Masala Dosa Recipe, Plain Dosa Recipe, Sambar Recipe, Uttapam recipe | Veg Uttapam and Coconut Chutney.
Rava Idli Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup semolina [rava]
- 1 cup curd
- 1 tablespoon chana dal
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
- Pinch hing [asafoetida]
- 2 green chilies
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon Eno
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 tablespoons ghee
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat 2 tablespoons of ghee in a pan. Add cumin seeds, chana dal, mustard seeds and hing to it.
- Saute it for a couple of minutes, then add finely chopped green chilies to it. And saute until the chilies becomes slightly crisp.
- Now add a cup of rava to it. Mix it well and roast the rava properly. It takes around 7-8 minutes on medium flame.
- Also, add turmeric powder to it. Mix it well and turn off the flame.
- Now, transfer the rava mixture to a bowl and let it cool down completely.
- Then add a cup of curd with salt to taste and mix it well.
- Also, add around half a cup of water to it to adjust the consistency of rava idli batter. Combine it well and rest it for 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes. Keep the steamer ready and grease the molds with oil. Then, add ½ teaspoon of eno to the rava idli batter and mix it well.
- Add the batter to the idli molds. Keep ¼ of mold empty, while steaming rava idli will increase in volume.
- Transfer the idli molds to the steamer and steam it for 10-12 minutes. Then, check the idli by inserting knife into it. idlis are cooked if knife comes out clean.
- Now remove the rava idlis from the mold and serve the hot rava idli with coconut chutney.
How To Make Instant Rava Idli:
1. Heat 2 tablespoons of ghee in a pan. Add cumin seeds, chana dal, mustard seeds and hing to it.
2. Saute it for a couple of minutes, then add finely chopped green chilies to it. And saute until the chilies becomes slightly crisp.
3. Now add a cup of rava to it. Mix it well and roast the rava properly. It takes around 7-8 minutes on medium flame.
4. Also, add turmeric powder to it. Mix it well and turn off the flame.
5. Now, transfer the rava mixture to a bowl and let it cool down completely.
6. Then add a cup of curd with salt to taste and mix it well.
7. Also, add around half a cup of water to it to adjust the consistency of rava idli batter. Combine it well and rest it for 20 minutes.
8. After 20 minutes. Keep the steamer ready and grease the molds with oil. Then, add ½ teaspoon of eno to the rava idli batter and mix it well.
9. Add the batter to the idli molds. Keep ¼ of mold empty, while steaming rava idli will increase in volume.
10. Transfer the idli molds to the steamer and steam it for 10-12 minutes. Then, check the idli by inserting knife into it. idlis are cooked if knife comes out clean.
11. Now remove the rava idlis from the mold and serve the hot rava idli with coconut chutney.
