Rava idli / Semolina rice cakes

Rava idlis are easy and perfect for a  lazy day, its so quick to make, no need for soaking rice+dal and grinding nor fermenting it.  Rava idli is just combining semolina, yogurt, baking soda/ENO salt leave it for 20 minutes and you can pour it into idli maker and steam it for soft idlis.

 

Ingredients:
 1 cup roasted semolina
 1/2 cup yogurt
 1 tsp of baking soda/ENO fruit salt
 1/2 carrot grated
 1 tsp of grated ginger
 1/2 tbsp of oil
 1 tsp of mustard
 1 tsp of channa dal
 pinch of hing
 10-12 curry leavaes
 1 cup of water



Method:

•  heat the oil and roast the semolina till brown stirring well
  
  
• Crackle the mustard in the same pan, add  channa dal, hing, ginger and curry leaves cook for 20 sec or till the channa dal becomes  light brown.
• Now combine semolina, fried mixture, yogurt, salt, water and mix well   , check for the idli batter consistency(Not too liquidity nor too thick , pouring consistency), leave it aside for 20-25 minutes.
• Meanwhile spray oil on the idli plates ( moulds like muffins tray).
• Add baking soda/ENO fruit salt to the batter ,and  fold the batter gently.
• Pour the batter into the moulds ,  fill in 3/4 of the mould, as it would rise while steaming.
• Steam it for 5-7 minutes.
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• Check  the idlis with  inserting a knife, it must come out clean.(like checking cakes), then switch off the idli cooker, leave the idlis to cool and scoop it out with clean spoon.
• Serve with chutneys.
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