IDLY VARIETIES:- Rava Idly

This is easiest way of making idlies, when idly batter is not available.

Along with the ingredients, we can add grated carrots, finely chopped onions

Ingredients:

Roasted rava  = 1 cup

Curd or Yogurt   = as required

Mustard seeds = 1 tsp

Urid dal = 1 tsp

Broken Channa dal (or kadalai  paruppu)  = 1 tsp 

Green Chilly   = 1 finely chopped

Crushed pepper  = 5 nos.

Coconut bits, cahsew bits or groundnuts = as required  (optional)

Oil for greasing idly plates and for saute

Salt to taste

Method:-

Heat a Kadai, with 2 tsp of oil, add mustard seeds and let it splutter.

Add urid dal, kadalai paruppu, green chilly, crushed pepper, coconut bits,
cashew bits and let it cool.

In a bowl, mix roasted rava to the above. Add curd and salt, and prepare the
batter. If required, add more curd, to prepare a pouring consistency batter. Keep it aside for 15 mins.

Grease Idly plates with Oil, and pour the prepared batter and steam for 10 mins.

Rava idly is ready. Tastes good when served hot.

Side Dish = coconut chutney or idli podi

Note:-

To check whether the idlies, are cooked, grease a knife with little oil and insert in to the idlies If the batter doesn’t stick to the knife, idlies are cooked.

If you feel the idlies are hard, you can add 1 tsp of Fruit salt along with curd and  prepare the batter. (Its optional only)..

Add 2 tbsp of roasted and crushed OATS to the above batter, to prepare “OATS-RAVA-IDLY”.