Rava Idly/ Sooji Idly

Ingredients

Roasted rava/ sooji-3 cups

Thick curd-3 cups

Shredded coconut-1/4 cup

Green chilly finely chopped-2( +\- accoring to taste)

Hing/ asafetida- 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Curry leaves chopped-few

Corriander leaves chopped-1/2 cup

Broken cashewnuts fried-4 tbsp

For tempering

Mustard seeds-2 tsp

Urad dal-3 tsp

Channa dal-3 tsp

Oil-4 to 5 tbsp

For garnishing

Shredded carrots or peas or whole fried cashewnuts.

Method

In a large bowl add thick curd and beat well, next add the shredded coconut, finely chopped green chilly, hing, curry leaves, coriander leaves, broken fried cashew nuts and salt to taste. In a tadka/ small pan heat oil, when oil is hot add the tempering ingredients and fry till dals are golden brown. Add the tempering to the curd mixture and mix well. Finaly add the roasted rava to the curd mixture and mix well so no lumps are formed. Set this rava idli batter aside for an hour. Add water to the idli cooker and bring to boil. Now seprate idli plates from the stand and grease the idli moulds with oil. Place the garnishing ingredient in each moulds and pour spoonful of rava idli batter into the idli moulds on idli plates. Mount the idly plates on to the idly stand and place the idli stand inside the boiling idli cooker and cover with the lid. Steam for about 15 mins. When the rava idlis are done, remove the idlis from the idli moulds and place in the insulated casserole. Serve hot Rava idlis with Coriander chutney and Sambar.