Name: Rava Idli Recipe | Sooji Idli Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1835 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Rava (Sooji); 1 cup Plain Thick Yogurt; 1 cup Water (or as needed); 1 tsp Salt (or to taste); ½ tsp Baking Soda or 1 tsp Eno Fruit Salt; 10 no Whole Cashews; 1 tbsp Ground Nut Oil or Ghee; 1 tsp Mustard Seeds; 1 tsp Split White Urad Dal; ¼ tsp Asafoetida; 1 no Dry Red Chilles or Green Chillies; 1 sprig Curry leaves; ½ tsp Turmeric Powder (optional)

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Rava idli recipe with step by step pictures. Soft rava idli or sooji idli which is fluffy taste delicious with sambar or coconut chutney.

Rava Idli

Rava idli is my favorite, I love it so much. But hubby is not a big fan of it. So i don't make it often when hubby is around. But if i want to make some breakfast for myself alone. I am happy to give this a go.

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About Rava Idli
Rava Idli (Step by Step Pictures)
Rava Idli with Vegetables (Eno Fruit Salt)
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This is my no fail recipe for rava idli, it turns out to be soft and fluffy. I have already shared a vegetable rava idli recipe in my blog. This is my simple rava idli recipe and it best served with any chutney.

About Rava Idli

Rava idli is a popular South Indian breakfast dish. It is an alternative for regular idlies and can be made in an instant.

You could definitely see this dish in any wedding over here. Making of idli need several procedure like soaking of rice and dals for hours and then grinding it up and letting it to ferment overnight. But there is a easy idli dish that can be made with semolina. It hardly takes 15-20 min to make. Hope you all give this a try and let me know what you think.

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Rava idli is also known as sooji idli is an instant idli recipe. All you need is to mix batter and leave it for 30 minutes and make idli. Making soft rava idli requires some simple steps. This can be made in an instant just like my rava upma.

Using thick un sour curd (yogurt) is important for making soft rava idli. The batter mixed has to rest for atleast 30 minutes before making idli. Add baking soda or eno fruit salt right before cooking to retain the texture.

Rava Idli (Step by Step Pictures)

Take sooji in a bowl

add thick unsour yogurt

mix well and set aside for 5 mins

now you can see the sooji has got nice and thick

add water

salt

mix till it reaches the perfect consistency

now make seasoning, heat oil in a pan

add mustard seeds

urad dal

add in dry red chillies or chopped green chillies

add in some curry leaves

some asafoetida

add some turmeric powder

mix well

pour it in

mix well

just before you make idli, add some baking soda

mix really well

grease idli plates

place a cashew in the center

soon some batter

now it is done. I really don't know why the colour changed like this.

may be there is a reaction between turmeric and baking soda.

nothing to worry about this. it tasted great.

Rava Idli with Vegetables (Eno Fruit Salt)

This version of rava idli is made with fruit salt and lots of vegetables.

Ingredients

Rava /Sooji/Semolina-1 cup
Curd-1 cup
Rice Flour-½ cup
Water as required
Onion-1 chopped
Carrot-1 grated
Beans-3 chopped finely
Green chilli-2 chopped
Ginger-1 tblspn minced
Curry leaves-1 sprig
Mustard seeds / Kaduku-1 teaspoon
Cumin seeds / Jeera-1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Eno Fruit Salt - 1 tsp
Oil-1 tblspn
Coriander leaves-3 tblspn

How to Make

1)Take all your ingredients.

2) In a mixing bowl add rava,rice flour, salt, curd and mix well. Add in water as per needed and mix well. This should be a medium consistency batter (Not so thick,Not so thin). Set this aside for 15 min.

3)Heat oil in a kadai and add in mustard and cumin seeds and let it crackle. Add in ginger and curry leaves. Now add in onion,carrots,beans and mix well. Let it cook for 3 min. This is your veg mixture.

4)Add this to the batter and mix well. Add in lots of coriander leaves and mix well. Sprinkle in baking soda and beat well till it gets foamy and mixed in.

5) Add a ladle of the batter into well greased idli stand or any small bowls and steam it for 10 mins.

6) When it is cooked, remove it with a spoon and place it in a insulated box.

7)Enjoy.

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Rava Idli Recipe | Sooji Idli Recipe

Rava idli recipe with step by step pictures. Soft rava idli or sooji idli which is fluffy taste delicious with sambar or coconut chutney.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Resting Time 1 6

Total Time 1 6 35

Course Breakfast

Cuisine Indian, South Indian

Servings servings

Calories 163 kcal

Equipment

Idli Pot

Ingredients

1 cup Rava (Sooji)
1 cup Plain Thick Yogurt
1 cup Water or as needed
1 teaspoon Salt or to taste
½ teaspoon Baking Soda or 1 teaspoon Eno Fruit Salt
10 no Whole Cashews

For Tempering

1 tablespoon Ground Nut Oil or Ghee
1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
1 teaspoon Split White Urad Dal
¼ teaspoon Asafoetida
1 no Dry Red Chilles or Green Chillies
1 sprig Curry leaves
½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder optional

Instructions

Take sooji and yogurt in a bowl and mix well. Set aside for 5 mins. Now add in water to reach the perfect thick consistency. Add salt and mix well. Set aside for 30 minutes.
Make tempering, heat some oil and crackling in the spices. mix well. Pour it into the batter and mix well. Add little baking soda and mix well.
Now grease idli plate lightly with oil and place cashews in the centre. Spoon batter in and steam cook for 5 to 8 mins.
Now remove the plates and remove the idlies carefully using a spoon. Serve hot with chutney.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1servingsCalories: 163kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 6gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 500mgPotassium: 135mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 53IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 2mg

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