Rava Idli (Restaurant style)

Making rava idli's at home is as easy as buying a ready mix from store and making them. Easy and attractively cooked is the secret of food disappearing fast into people's stomach. Let me share the recipe of homemade recipe (Restaurant style).


Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Serves: 6 (4 idli's each)


Ingerdients:

1. Rava (Upma rava) 2 cups
2. Coriander leaves
3. Carrots (grated) 2
4. Mustard seeds 1 tsp
5. Chana dal 1 tsp
6. Urad dal 1 tsp
7. Ginger 1/2 inch
8. Water
9. Curd (preferably a little sour)
10. Oil
11. Cashews 15-20
12. Green chillies 8-9
13. Salt
14. Fresh grated coconut 1/2 cup

Method:

1. Heat oil in a tawa and make seasoning of mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal, green chillies.
2. Now add the rawa to this and fry for around 3-4 minutes.
3. Let it cool and then add salt, coconut, curd, a little water and mix well. Add coriander leaves and ginger as well.
4. Grease idli's plates with oil, now place one cashew and 1/2 tsp of carrot gratings on the plates and pour over the idli batter.
5. Steam it for about 20-25 minutes.
6. Serve hot with chutney or bombay aloo sagoo.


Don't soak the batter for a really long time, the idli's will become soggy.
The batter shouldn't be too watery but thick enough.