RAVA IDLI

INGREDIENTS:-

             Rava (coarse semolina) – 2 cups

            Mustard seeds – 2 tsp

            Curry leaves – 5 or 6

            Carrot – 2 (grated)

            Curd – 1 cup

            Urad dal – 2 tsp

            Cashews – 6 or 7

            Fruit salt – 1 tsp (eno)

            Oil -  for cooking

HOW TO COOK:-

              Heat some oil in a pan and add cashews and roast them.

            When cashews become brown, remove them from oil.

            Add mustard seeds in oil and then urad dal.

            Stir it and then add curry leaves and then grated carrots.

            Cook it till water from carrot dries up.

            Add rava into it and mix it evenly.

            Cook it until rava becomes golden brown in colour.

            Remove from flame and let it cool to the room temp.

            Now add curd in it and mix well.

            Add water in steps to make a thick paste of the rava.

            Keep 2 cups of water in a steamer on flame.

            Grease idli stand with oil.

            Now add eno salt into the mixture and mix well.

            Don’t mix for a long time.

            Transfer the mixture in idli stands and keep in steamer.

            Let it steamed for about 10 minutes.

            For testing, pierce a fork in the idli.

            If cooked, fork will come out clean.

            Remove idlis from stands and serve hot with chutney.

            Try rava idli at your home and share your experience with us.