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Rava Idli-Rava Idli Recipe-How to Make Rava Idli

November 24, 2015 47 Comments

Rava Idli Recipe

When MTR does such a great job of producing a great instant rava idli mix, you may ask why I even bother with a from-scratch rava idli recipe. 

south indian rava idli recipe
Well, SJ did it *points fingers* so I wanted to as well. Plus, I had some eno salt in the house and decided that rava idli would be easier than making dhokla from scratch, or something.  
Rava Idli Recipe – From Scratch
Adapted from here
Makes about 10-12 idlis
Ingredients:
1 cup sooji / rava / fine semolina
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp channa dal
1 tbsp chopped cashews
1/4 tsp hing
2 tbsp oil
2.5 cups curd / plain yogurt
1 tsp Eno fruit salt (secret ingredient for spongy rava idlis)
A handful finely chopped coriander leaves
Salt to taste

How I Made It:

1. Heat oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds and chana dal.

2. Once the mustard seeds pop and the chana dal starts turning golden brown, add the hing and cashews. Fry until the cashews start turning golden brown.

3. Now add the rava and fry till it turns golden brown (a lot of golden-brown-turning needs to happen in this recipe), approximately 5-7 mins.  Add salt (regular, not eno), mix well, and let it cool.

4. Then add 1 cup of curds to the dry mixture and mix well. Let it rest covered for 10 mins. Add the rest of the curds and mix well ( it should be little thicker than idli batter). Add the Eno fruit salt and mix well. Ladle the batter into idli moulds. Steam in an idli maker or pressure cooker for 10-12 mins (without weight). Allow it to cool and unmould.

south indian rava idli recipe

The best combination for rava idli is onion-tomato chutney but I didn’t have the patience for that so served with regular coconut chutney.

PS: Excuse the picture quality. This was dinner on Saturday and I didn’t have the patience to set up the light box. 

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Comments

  1. Wari

    September 14, 2016 at 10:16 pm

    How much would 2 cups of Dahi be in grams? Any idea?

    Reply
    • nags

      September 15, 2016 at 1:20 pm

      i am not sure in grams but my one cup is 240 ml

      Reply
  2. ulfath fahima

    March 31, 2013 at 5:36 am

    I tried it today for bf… came out really perfect… instead of eno i used soda salt. and one more thing, can i add little veggies like carrot, peas, onion to this idly batter??? please reply me

    Reply
    • Nagalakshmi V

      March 31, 2013 at 8:54 am

      yes of course 🙂

      Reply
  3. Anonymous

    June 13, 2012 at 8:55 pm

    Hi, Do I need to use fine semolina particularly? As the one I have in my kitchen doesn't say anything (like fine or coarse) and it's not that fine either.

    Reply
    • Nagalakshmi V

      June 14, 2012 at 11:12 am

      can't tell for sure without knowing what exactly you are talking about, unfortunately

      Reply
  4. Penny

    April 25, 2012 at 8:37 am

    Inspired, going to try this as soon as i can. Thank you!

    Reply
  5. Anonymous

    March 21, 2012 at 9:51 am

    wat is eno salt ? wat if i add normal salt??

    Reply
    • Nagalakshmi V

      March 21, 2012 at 6:28 pm

      eno salt is actually an antacid but it's ingredients help in this process of making rava idli. no, you cannot substitute with regular salt.

      Reply
  6. Bhags

    February 8, 2012 at 11:06 pm

    looks amazing……both the idlis n the plate, where can I buy these? My hubby loves to eat in banana leaves n this is the closest I have a seen to a real leaf. Thanks for the awesome blog n pics. I love your Hyderabadi baingan n have made it several times.

    Bhags

    Reply
    • Nagalakshmi V

      February 9, 2012 at 6:44 am

      I live in Singapore and I got these banana leaves plate from Mustafa Centre

      Reply
  7. Bhags

    February 8, 2012 at 11:04 pm

    Hi Nags,

    Beautiful presentation n equally tempting idlis….. I absolutely love the plates, any idea from where I can get these…please please, my hubby loves to eat in banana leaves n this is the closest. Thanks n love your blog.

    Reply
  8. Bhags

    February 8, 2012 at 11:03 pm

    Hi Nags,

    Beautiful presentation n equally tempting idlis….. I absolutely love the plates, any idea from where I can get these…please please, my hubby loves to eat in banana leaves n this is the closest. Thanks n love your blog.

    Reply
  9. Pooja Pillai

    July 14, 2011 at 6:14 am

    hi nags,

    a gr8 yummy recipe, had been looking for this recipe for a long time, and i tried it immediately this morning !

    lovely, and the presentation with plaintain leaf looks awesome !

    Reply
  10. Anu Nandu

    May 18, 2011 at 3:42 am

    The day you posted this, I prepared this. But I also took pictures for a post of my own. Just published it. Your pictures were a total inspiration to me and made me move my lazy bum and prepare this pronto. Thank you girlie for inspiring me..especially when I was very hungry!

    Reply
  11. Nags

    May 18, 2011 at 3:43 am

    i was reconsidering posting this rava idli recipe because i felt the pictures had come out very average. glad so many people tried it and liked it 🙂

    Reply
  12. Ranjeetha Bipin

    May 16, 2011 at 9:09 am

    Hey tried the idli this weekend… They were a super hit…made tomato chutney to go with it…the combination was mind blowing!!!
    Loved it…Thanks 🙂

    Reply
  13. Nags

    May 16, 2011 at 9:13 am

    That's awesome. So glad you liked the rava idli recipe 🙂

    Reply
  14. Anonymous

    April 27, 2011 at 2:36 am

    Priya: When to add coriander leaf in your above recipe. The photo is perfect, looks so real, just take out from the screen and have it. Yummy!!!

    Reply
  15. Nags

    April 27, 2011 at 2:37 am

    Just add it to the rava idli batter before pouring into idli moulds 🙂

    Reply
  16. Shoba Shrinivasan

    April 20, 2011 at 5:13 am

    you know i love the plate more than the idlis…i fall for that banana leaf effect…lovely adn the idlis look very soft and fluffy…YUM!

    Shobha

    Reply
  17. Uncensor'dmynd

    April 19, 2011 at 2:20 pm

    Hi Im Priya from Bangalore. I'm a total amateur in cooking and was googling for recipes since ill be getting wedded soon. I just too the Navarathan Kurma recipe from ur blog and prepared my first dish for my fiance. He was extremely HAPPY with the food. ALl thanks to you. And now i'm ur ardent fan and will be taking more receipes from ur blog with ur permission. This picture of rava idili looks marvellous and now i have my pen and paper ready to write down the receipe. Appreciate ur work and keeping going with COOKINGANDME!!

    Reply
  18. Madura

    April 19, 2011 at 1:44 pm

    love ur plate and the idlis too.
    Being in the land of MTR I've never used their ready mix. Homemade always works out cheap and best.
    I always buy 1-2kgs of rava, temper and roast it, cool and store it the fridge. works as instant upma or rava idli mix for me.
    I add salt and other things while making idli or upma.

    Reply
  19. Sobha Shyam

    April 19, 2011 at 8:41 pm

    The idlis look great…nice clicks too 🙂

    Reply
  20. Nags

    April 19, 2011 at 2:37 pm

    so glad my recipes are helping 🙂

    Reply
  21. Nitha

    April 19, 2011 at 2:51 am

    my fav… looks so soft and perfect…

    Reply
  22. kittymatti

    April 18, 2011 at 11:31 pm

    wow! i can eat up that entire plate…lovely!

    Reply
  23. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal

    April 18, 2011 at 5:45 pm

    what an inviting platter dear, love it 🙂

    Reply
  24. Vimitha Anand

    April 18, 2011 at 4:57 pm

    Home made is always healthy and yummy… This looks soft and perfect.

    Reply
  25. Nags

    April 19, 2011 at 12:55 am

    MTR rava idli mix is really good ladies, but of course, i definitely agree that nothing beats making rava idli at home from scratch! 🙂

    Reply
  26. Sriram Khé

    April 18, 2011 at 4:29 pm

    I am not sure which one I love more–the idli or the dish in which you have pictured it … where did you get this serving piece? I want to get a few 🙂

    Reply
  27. Premalatha Aravindhan

    April 18, 2011 at 2:20 pm

    Wat a soft idlis,luks Perfect…

    Reply
  28. jeyashrisuresh

    April 18, 2011 at 1:51 pm

    i have never tried MTR idlis. Eno salt makes a perfect magic in making rava idlis and even i have tried dhoklas too with that.
    Perfect spongy idlis

    Reply
  29. REKHA

    April 18, 2011 at 1:33 pm

    Looks fab and yum….

    Reply
  30. Radhika

    April 18, 2011 at 12:27 pm

    Hey Nags the click alone is enough to make me go hungry. So cool. going to try this out with Eno as I too have a couple of sachets.

    Reply
  31. Ranjeetha Bipin

    April 18, 2011 at 11:20 am

    Hii Nags…I am on a mission of getting my 1yr old toddler to eat solid food now…he is a fussy eater and all my efforts of cooking up something for him goes to waste when he refuses to eat them…this one looks nice…quicker than the normal ones and I don't need to take out my mixy (phew…)so all the more tempting…will surely try this out…
    Thank

    Reply
  32. Kitchen Flavours

    April 18, 2011 at 11:12 am

    Never tried this at home….love to give this a try…..looks fluffy and yum….thank u for the tip…

    Reply
  33. Zareena

    April 18, 2011 at 9:42 am

    My cutie pie really loves this a lot. Whenever we go out she demands for this when she is hungry. Loved your version Nags.

    Reply
  34. Sanjeeta kk

    April 18, 2011 at 9:34 am

    These really look like one of those Sarvana Bhawans dishes 🙂 Lovely color and beautiful texture of the Idlies, Nags

    Reply
  35. Priya

    April 18, 2011 at 8:28 am

    So soft and spongy idlies looks fabulous..

    Reply
  36. Raji

    April 18, 2011 at 6:56 am

    Once I made rava idli at home and served to my DH..his reaction…it tastes like steamed upma 🙁 so from then on I had been stuck to MTR…Your version sounds simple to make and looks good too..would try this out.

    Reply
  37. Prathibha

    April 18, 2011 at 5:18 am

    Freshly home made idlis can not b beaten by ready mixes..I will never buy the ready mix ones as I always love home made ones..urs look yumm

    Reply
  38. Arundhuti

    April 18, 2011 at 5:10 am

    Hubby dear loves idlis for breakfast…so often we are off to South Indian restaurants in the morning…Your recipe is giving me some confidence to try it at home, for the first time…:)Thanks for motivating me with your recipe and pictures.

    Reply
  39. Saee Koranne-Khandekar

    April 18, 2011 at 4:54 am

    They look just like the MTR idlis–I mean in a good way!

    Reply
  40. Nags

    April 18, 2011 at 7:22 am

    I hear you have rava idli recipe on your blog Raks? Going to check that out now!

    Reply
  41. Sharmilee! :)

    April 18, 2011 at 5:19 am

    Perfect texture n tempting rava idlis…

    Reply
  42. Nags

    April 18, 2011 at 4:57 am

    haha yes, i take that as a compliment 🙂 i usually use the MTR mix but had run out a few weeks back and never managed to get to the Indian store to stock up. The eno salt really pushed me in the right direction to try this 🙂

    Reply

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